F-94 Starfire
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The F-94 Starfire was a U.S. twin-seat, all-weather jet interceptor developed in the early Cold War era, notable for being one of the first American fighters equipped with airborne radar and afterburners.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lockheed F-94 Starfire | 2 |
| F-94 Starfire canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet interceptor aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
cannon (later variants)
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ rockets ⓘ |
| basedOn | P-80 Shooting Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War aircraft of the United States
ⓘ
interceptor aircraft ⓘ jet fighter ⓘ |
| combatRole | night interceptor in Korean War ⓘ |
| configuration |
single-engine
ⓘ
twin-seat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewPositions | pilot and radar operator ⓘ |
| developed | late 1940s ⓘ |
| developedFrom | T-33 Shooting Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| enteredCombat | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1950s ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
afterburner
ⓘ
airborne interception radar ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1949-04-16 ⓘ |
| firstUSAFAllWeatherJetInterceptorInCombat | true ⓘ |
| fuselageType | metal monoplane ⓘ |
| introduced | 1950 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of the first U.S. fighters with airborne radar
ⓘ
one of the first U.S. fighters with an afterburner ⓘ |
| powerplant | Allison J33 turbojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
air defense
ⓘ
interception of enemy bombers ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSAF | 1959 ⓘ |
| role | all-weather interceptor ⓘ |
| seatingArrangement | tandem ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force Air Defense Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorRole | superseded by more advanced supersonic interceptors ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Air National Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| variant |
F-94A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F-94B NERFINISHED ⓘ F-94C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | straight wing ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Lockheed F-94 Starfire
this entity surface form:
Lockheed F-94 Starfire