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T-33
Shooting Star
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Photo: Robert Deering
10/26/2018
Executive Airport (RBD)
Dallas, Texas |
The two-place T-33
jet was designed for training pilots already
qualified to fly propeller-driven aircraft.
It was developed from the single-seat F-80
fighter by lengthening the fuselage about
three feet to accommodate a second cockpit.
Originally
designated the TF-80C, the T-33 made its
first flight in 1948. Production continued
until 1959 with 5,691 T-33s built. In
addition to its use as a trainer, the T-33
has been used for such tasks as drone
director and target towing, and in some
countries even as a combat aircraft. The
RT-33A, a reconnaissance version made
primarily for use by foreign countries, had
a camera installed in the nose and
additional equipment in the rear cockpit.
The T-33 is one of
the world's best-known aircraft, having
served with the air forces of more than 20
different nations over several decades.
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Photo: Robert Deering
7/21/2018
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Love
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Dallas, Texas |
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Photo: Robert Deering 1971
Pate Museum of Transportation
Cresson, Texas |
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Photo:
Robert Deering 10/18/2012
National Museum of
the USAF
Wright-Patterson AFB (FFO)
Dayton, Ohio |
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Photo: Robert Deering
10/23/2006
National Air & Space Museum
Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Chantilly, Virginia |
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SPECIFICATIONS:
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PERFORMANCE: |
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37 ft. 6 in.
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Maximum speed:
525 mph
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Length:
37 ft. 8 in.
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Cruising speed:
455 mph
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Height:
11 ft. 7 in.
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Range:
1,000 miles
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Empty Weight:
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Service ceiling:
45,000 ft. |
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Gross Weight:
15,000 lbs. maximum
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Crew:
Two |
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Engines:
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Armament:
Two .50-cal. machine guns in nose
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SOURCE:
National Museum of the United States
Air Force |
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TV
Shooting Star |
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