T-33 Shooting Star
GENERAL INFORMATION
MANUFACTURER: Lockheed (later Lockheed Martin) and by license
to others through military aid program
PRODUCTION PERIOD: 1948 to 1959
NUMBER PRODUCED: 5,691 by Lockheed (Air Force Plant 42) 866 by others
PRODUCTION SERIES: T-33A, T-33B, AT-33A, RT-33A and CT-133
ROLES: Advanced jet pilot trainer, also utilized for combat,
experimental testing, reconnaissance and drones
PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATIONS
(Varies by model)
MAXIMUM SPEED: 600 mph (subsonic)
SERVICE CEILING: 46,800 feet above sea level
RANGE: 1,345 miles
WEAPONS: None, although the AT-33A was equiped with two .50 caliber
Browning M3 machine guns, and up to 2,000 lbs. of bombs or rockets
CREW: Trainee pilot and instructor pilot
LENGTH: 37 feet, 9 inches
WINGSPAN: 38 feet, 10 inches
HEIGHT: 11 feet, 8 inches
MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT: 15,100 lbs.
POWERPLANT: Allison J38-A-35 centrifugal compressor turbojet providing
5,400 lbs. of thrust
ACHIEVEMENTS: The T-33 is the most widely used jet trainer in the world
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