Data[]
| Category. | Statistic. |
|---|---|
| First flight on. | 1948. |
| Retired on. | Still in use with Canada for training and technical purposes. Still in use with Nicaragua, Paraguay and Bolivia for reconnaissance work. Boeing Commercial Airplanes have 2 for technical duties and display work. Many survive as civil owned warbirds. 2 are preserved by the Mexican airforce for desplay duties. |
| Major contractor(s) . | Lockheed. |
| Dose it use nukes or cruse missiles. | No. |
| Fight ceiling. | 48,000 ft (14,600 m). |
| Top speed. | 600 mph (970 km/h). |
| VTOL. | No. |
| Range. | Ferry range: 1,275 mi (2,050 km). |
| Crew, including instructor(s). | 2. |
| Nationality(s). | American. |
| Class. | Training and reconnaissance. |
| Rate of climb. | N/A. |
| Links. | http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lockheed_T-33 and http://www.warbirdalley.com/tbird.htm. |
The RT-33A and T-33A variants were a single-seat reconnaissance aircraft and a two-seat jet trainer aircraft respectively, both made mainly for export under the Military Aid Program (Mutual Defense Assistance Act) for export to then militarily weak pro-American nations like Portugal and West Germany.
Videos[]
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star JET WORLD MASTERS MEIRINGEN SWITZERLAND 2013
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star JET WORLD MASTERS MEIRINGEN SWITZERLAND 2013.
T-33A Review of Project Activity in 1955
T-33A Review of Project Activity in 1955.
Images[]
A USAF Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star ant the USAF museum.
A T-33 Republic of Korea Air Force on 17th October 2005.
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