Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

The plane had an ardent supporter: Lockheed vice president of military affairs, Mac Short, without whose faith the project would not have been necessary. For three years from 1945 to 1947, he pierced this idea, sometimes directly contrary to the opinions of the military. The triumph of his brainchild was impressive - only Lockheed released 5691 T-33s of various modifications.

Another 656 aircraft were built, which Kanadeir built in Canada and 210 Kawasaki in Japan. Most T-33s have gone abroad to more than 20 countries.

Based on the T-33A, the RT-33A reconnaissance aircraft, the AT-33A attack aircraft , were created. Scouts and T-33 attack aircraft were supplied to the United States primarily by the regimes fighting the internal "enemy." Later, the discontinued T-33A began to be converted into QT-33A flying targets . Production of the T-33 at Lockheed ceased in 1959.

• T-33 training aircraft
• AT-33 light attack aircraft.
• QT-33 target aircraft.
• RT-33 single-seat reconnaissance aircraft.
• NT-33 special aircraft for the study of flight control systems (1997).
• DT-33 unmanned control aircraft.

Specifications

• Crew: 2 people
• Length: 11.50 m
• Wing span: 11.85 m
• Height: 3.56 m
• Wing Area: 21.80 m²
• Empty weight: 3 667 kg
• Maximum take-off weight: 6 551 kg
• Engines: 1 × turbojet engine Allison J33-A-35
• Thrust : 1 × 24.02 kN

Flight performance

• Maximum speed : 880 km / h
• Cruising speed : 720 km / h
• Practical range: 620 km
• Ferry range: 2,050 km
• Practical ceiling : 14 630 m
• Flight Duration: 3 hours 10 minutes

Armament

• Machine gun: 2 × 12.7 mm Browning M3 machine gun with 300 rounds per machine gun
• Suspension points: 2
• Combat load: up to 907 kg of various weapons.

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  Lockheed T-33A USAF

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  Lockheed NT-33A USAF

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  T-33 Portuguese Air Force

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  T-33 Spanish Air Force

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  T-33 Portuguese Air Force

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