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F-80 Shooting Star
Specifications | Achievements | Photos

F-80 Shooting Star Specifications

Primary Function:	Fighter-bomber (T-33 is trainer version)
Contractor:	Lockheed
Crew:	One (Two in T-33 Trainer)
Cost:	$93,456
Powerplant
	Allison J33, with 5,400 lbs. of thrust (with water-alcohol injection)
Dimensions
Length:	34 feet, 6 inches
Wingspan:	38 feet, 10 inches
Height:	11 feet, 4 inches
Weights
Empty:	7,920 lb -- P-80A
Maximum Takeoff:	16,856 lb
Performance
Speed:	580 mph
Ceiling:	46,800 feet
Range:	1,090 miles
Armament
	Six .50 caliber machine guns and eight 5 inch rockets or 2,000 lbs. of bombs

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F-80 Shooting Star Achievements

First USAF aircraft to exceed 500 mph in level flight
First American jet airplane to be manufactured in large quantities
First USAF jet to be used in combat

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F-80 Shooting Star Photos


	Photo courtesy Bud Norris [Caption]
Photo courtesy Bud Norris [Caption]	Photo courtesy Bud Norris [Caption]

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