Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces

Role: Jet Fighter

National origin: United States

Manufacturer: Lockheed

Designed by: Clarence "Kelly" Johnson

First flight: 8 January 1944

Introduction: 1945

Status: Retired

Primary users: United States Air Force, United States Navy

Number built: 1,715

Unit cost: US$110,000 in 1945

Variants: T-33 Shooting Star, F-94 Starfire

General characteristics

Crew: One

Length: 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m)

Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)

Height: 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)

Wing area: 237.6 ft² (22.07 m²)

Aspect ratio: 6.37

Empty weight: 8,420 lb (3,819 kg)

Loaded weight: 12,650 lb (5,738 kg)

Max takeoff weight: 16,856 lb (7,646 kg)

Powerplant: 1× Allison J33-A-35 centrifugal compressor turbojet, 5,400 lbf (24.0 kN)

Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0134

Drag area: 3.2 ft² (0.30 m²)

Performance
Maximum speed: 600 mph (965 km/h)

Cruise speed: 410 mph (660 km/h)

Range: 1,200 mi (1,930 km)

Service ceiling: 46,000 ft (14,000 m)

Rate of climb: 4,580 ft/min (23.3 m/s) 5.5 min to 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

Wing loading: 53 lb/ft² (260 kg/m²)

Thrust/weight: 0.43 Lift-to-drag ratio: 17.7

Armament
Guns: 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns (300 rpg)

Rockets: 8 × unguided rockets

Bombs: 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs