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The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American jet trainer aircraft. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948 piloted by Tony LeVier. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A. It was used by the U.S. Navy initially as TO-2 then TV-2, and after 1962, T-33B. As of 2015, Canadian-built examples were still in-service with the Bolivian Air Force.
Източник: Локхийд Т-33 в Уики
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1. Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an American subsonic jet trainer that was derived from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 fighter. It was designed by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson and first flew in 1948. The T-33 was used by the United States Air Force and Navy, as well as many other air forces around the world, for training pilots and performing various other roles. The T-33 had a single Allison J33-A-35 turbojet engine that produced 24 kN of thrust, and could reach a maximum speed of 970 km/h. It had a wingspan of 11.5 m, a length of 11.2 m, and a height of 3.3 m.
Той може да превозва двама членове на екипажа, студент и инструктор, и има обхват от 2050 км. Т-33 е въоръжен с две 12,7 мм картечници и може да носи до 907 кг външни боеприпаси на два пилона. Т-33 също така е в основата на прехващача Lockheed F-94 Starfire и учебния самолетоносач Lockheed T2V SeaStar. Т-33 се произвежда до 1959 г., с общо 6557 единици, произведени от Lockheed, Kawasaki и Canadair. Т-33 беше пенсиониран от военна служба през 2017 г. от последния си оператор - боливийските военновъздушни сили.