Military
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star
Manufacturer: Lockheed
The Lockheed P‑80 Shooting Star was the United States’ first operational jet fighter. Developed from the earlier L‑133 study, it entered service in 1944 and saw action in the Korean War. Its straight‑wing, single‑engine design made it a pioneering but eventually outclassed jet.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- lockheed-f-80-shooting-star
- Class
- Military
- Registry Count
- 1
- Example Registration
- N729A
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 11.81 m / 38 ft
- Length
- 10.49 m / 34 ft
- Height
- 3.43 m / 11 ft
- Max Speed
- 956 km/h / 594 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 707 km/h / 439 mph
- Range
- 1328 km / 717 nmi
- Ceiling
- 14300 m / 46800 ft
- First Flight
- 1944-01-08
- Production Start
- 1945
- Production End
- 1950
- Total Built
- 1715
Variants
- F-80-C-10- 1 registrations - Example N729A
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