Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star
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The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star was one of the first operational jet fighter aircraft of the United States, seeing extensive service in the early Cold War and during the Korean War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star canonical | 4 |
| Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star | 4 |
| Lockheed P-80 airframe | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet fighter aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ single-seat fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | first-generation jet fighter ⓘ |
| armament | six 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns ⓘ |
| canCarry |
bombs
ⓘ
rockets ⓘ |
| configuration | single-engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Clarence "Kelly" Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentOf | Lockheed XP-80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineModel | Allison J33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1944-01-08 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | all-metal monoplane ⓘ |
| introduced | 1945 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxSpeed |
approximately 600 mph
ⓘ
approximately 965 km/h ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Shooting Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first operational jet fighters of the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSAF | 1958 ⓘ |
| role |
fighter
ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling |
approximately 14,300 m
ⓘ
approximately 46,800 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | North American F-86 Sabre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Brazilian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Danish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Cold War ⓘ |
| variant |
Lockheed F-80C
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lockheed P-80 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | straight wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Allison J35
this entity surface form:
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
this entity surface form:
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
this entity surface form:
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
this entity surface form:
Lockheed P-80 airframe
this entity surface form:
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
subject surface form:
New England Air Museum