P-80B Archives - Pima Air & Space https://pimaair.org/designation/p-80b/ Creating Unlimited Horizons in Aerospace Education Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:05:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Lockheed P-80C https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/lockheed-p-80c/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:55:07 +0000 http://pimaair.wpengine.com/?post_type=museum_aircraft&p=1040 Lockheed P-80B (F-80C) Shooting Star Designed in 1943 and first flown in 1944 the P-80 became the first mass produced jet fighter in the inventory of the U.S. Air Force.  Originally intended as a pure fighter the Shooting Star saw most of its service as a ground support aircraft.  However, an F-80 was the victor […]

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A picture of the Lockheed P-80B Shooting Star

Designed in 1943 and first flown in 1944 the P-80 became the first mass produced jet fighter in the inventory of the U.S. Air Force.  Originally intended as a pure fighter the Shooting Star saw most of its service as a ground support aircraft.  However, an F-80 was the victor in the world’s first jet on jet dogfight when one shot down a North Korean MiG-15 in November 1950.  F-80s served in training and Air National Guard units until the late 1950s when the last were finally retired.  A total of 1,731 F-80s were built.

Wingspan 39ft 11 in.

Wingspan
Length 34 ft 6 in.

Length
Height 11 ft 4 in.

Height
Weight 16,856 lbs (loaded)

Weight
Max. Speed 580 MPH

Maximum Speed
Service Ceiling 42,750ft

Service Ceiling
Range 1,380 miles

Range
Engines One Allison J33-A-35 turbojet with 4,600 pounds of thrust

Engine
Crew 1

Crew

Manufacturer
Lockheed

Markings
22nd Fighter Bomber Squadron, 36th Fighter Group, Furstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany, 1949

Serial Number
45-8612

Designation
P-80B

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