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T-33 Shooting Star; news and updates
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T-33 SHOOTING STAR

August of 1955, when the Philippine Air Force entered the jet age.
Four T-33 jet trainers acquired from the U.S were flown in from japan by four Pinoy Jet Aviators.

The four Pinoy Aviators:

PAFAces Godofredo Juliano PAFFS CL'39A + (TAPS)
PAFAces Felix Pestana PAFFS CL'41B + (TAPS)
PAFAces Jose Gil Jr. PAFFS CL'42B + (TAPS)
PAFAces Jose Rancudo PAFFS CL'42B + (TAPS)

The durable T-33 jet trainer which served in the Philippine Air Force for 39 years was decommissioned on April of 1994.

Photo courtesy of Peter Joshua Tolentino Carranceja (PPSG)
Philippine PlaneSpotters Group

Source: Pinoy Aviators
https://www.facebook.com/PilonoyAviators022513/photos/a.542142562486654.130905.539201296114114/764783750222533/?type=1
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Lockheed T-33
Aircraft model
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an American jet trainer aircraft. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948 piloted by Tony LeVier. Wikipedia
Top speed: 966 km/h
Range: 2,050 km
Length: 12 m
Wingspan: 12 m
Weight: 3,795 kg
First flight: March 22, 1948
Engine type: Allison J33

T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird)

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. In 2013 Canadian-built examples are still in-service with the Bolivian Air Force.


Design and development

The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 by lengthening the fuselage by slightly over three feet and adding a second seat, instrumentation and flight controls. It was initially designated as a variant of the P-80/F-80, the TP-80C/TF-80C.

Design work for the Lockheed P-80 began in 1943 with the first flight on 8 January 1944. Following on the Bell P-59, the P-80 became the first jet fighter to enter full squadron service in the United States Army Air Forces. As more advanced jets entered service, the F-80 took on another role—training jet pilots. The two-place T-33 jet was designed for training pilots already qualified to fly propeller-driven aircraft.

Originally designated the TF-80C, the T-33 made its first flight on 22 March 1948 with U.S. production taking place from 1948 to 1959. The US Navy used the T-33 as a land-based trainer starting in 1949. It was designated the TV-2, but was redesignated the T-33B in 1962. The Navy operated some ex-USAF P-80Cs as the TO-1, changed to the TV-1 about a year later. A carrier-capable version of the P-80/T-33 family was subsequently developed by Lockheed, eventually leading to the late 1950s to 1970s T2V-1/T-1A SeaStar. The two prototype TF-80Cs were modified as prototypes for an all-weather two-seater fighter variant which became the F-94 Starfire. A total of 6,557 Shooting Stars were produced, 5,691 by Lockheed, 210 by Kawasaki and 656 by Canadair.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_T-33

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