US Air Force Museum - Modern Flight - Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star
Bill Maloney
1/21/2007
 

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Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star Specifications:

Lockheed P-80 and T-33 Shooting Stars at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star at the New England Air Museum near Hartford, CT Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star at the Delaware Valley Historical Aviation Association Museum in Willow Grove, PA
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star at the Canadian Air & Space Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star at the Air Victory Museum in Lumberton, NJ
Lockheed T-33 Silver Star Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
Lockheed T-33 Silver Star at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star at Naval Air Station Wildwood in Rio Grande, NJ
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Canadair CT133 Silver Star
Another Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star at this same museum Canadair CT-133 Silver Star at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada

Length: 38 feet 10 inches
Wingspan:
126 feet, 2 inches
Height:
11 feet, 4 inches
Crew:
1
Weight:
Empty 8,400 lbs Loaded - 16,800 lbs
Max Speed: 580 mph
Cruise Speed: 437 mph
Range: 1,100 miles
Service Ceiling: 16,800 feet
Fuel Capacity: 425 gallons internally, 460 gallons in external tanks
Powerplant: Allison J33 turbojet 5,400 lbs. thrust
Armament:
 Six .50-cal. machine guns
 Eight 5 inch rockets or 2,000 lbs of bombs externally
First Flight : Jan. 8, 1944
Cost: $93,456

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