P-80 Shooting Star

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The P-80 Shooting Star was the United States’ first operational jet fighter, developed by Lockheed during World War II and widely used by the U.S. Air Force in the early Cold War era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lockheed aircraft
jet fighter aircraft
military aircraft
armamentFixed .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns NERFINISHED
armamentFixedCount 6
armamentStores bombs
rockets
configuration single-engine
single-seat
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 1
designer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson NERFINISHED
developedBy Lockheed Skunk Works NERFINISHED
developedDuring World War II NERFINISHED
engineType turbojet
enteredUSAFServiceAs F-80 Shooting Star NERFINISHED
era early Cold War
firstFlight 1944-01-08
fuselageType all-metal monoplane
introduced 1945
manufacturer Lockheed NERFINISHED
maxSpeed approximately 600 mph
natoReportingName Shooting Star NERFINISHED
notableAs first operational jet fighter of the United States
notableEvent one of the first US jets to see combat in Korea
operator Brazil NERFINISHED
Chile NERFINISHED
Colombia NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
powerplant Allison J33 turbojet NERFINISHED
primaryUser United States Air Force NERFINISHED
range approximately 1,000 miles
retiredFromUSAFService 1950s
role fighter
fighter-bomber
serviceCeiling approximately 46,000 ft
successor F-80 Shooting Star NERFINISHED
tailConfiguration conventional tail
usedBy United States Air Force
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
usedInConflict Korean War NERFINISHED
variant F-80 Shooting Star NERFINISHED
FP-80 reconnaissance version
T-33 Shooting Star NERFINISHED
wingConfiguration straight wing

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Lockheed Skunk Works notableProduct P-80 Shooting Star