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T-33 Shooting Star



T-33 Shooting Star

T-33 Shooting Star

T-33 Shooting Star
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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