Introduction

1/48 T-33A Shooting Star

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The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an American, single-engine, full-metal low-wing training aircraft. The T-33 was created on the basis of the F-80 by remodeling the internal surface and adding a second pilot’s seat. The first T-33 took off in March 1948. and production ended in 1959. 5,691 aircraft of this type were built. The T-33 was also used as a shield towing plane during shooting training. The RT-33A version was produced as a reconnaissance aircraft with a camera in the nose of the plane. The T-33 was widely exported to 39 countries around the world, including Germany, France, Belgium, Brazil and Canada. Technical data: length: 11.49 m, wingspan: 11.86 m, height: 3.57 m, maximum speed: 970 km / h, practical ceiling: 14 600 m, maximum range: 2050 km, armament: fixed – 2 M3 12 machine guns , 7mm, suspended – up to 907 kg of bombs.