A variant of Lockheed's F80 "Shooting Star" the T33A is the most widely used tandem two-seat advanced trainer in the world. It has been supplied to the air arms of some twenty-five countries, and built under licence in Japan by Kawasaki, (210 machines) and in Canada by Canadair as the CL-30 Silver Star (T-33AN), (656 examples). The Silver Star Mks. 2 and 3 differed from the U.S. manufactured T-33A in being powered by a 5,100 lb.s.t. Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbojet. The parent company had manufactured a total of 5,691 T-33A and T-33B trainers when the last was delivered in August 1959, the latter being a version for the U.S. Navy. The RT-33A is a single-seat photo reconnaissance model, and the DT-33A and WT-33A are respectively drone director and weather reconnaissance models. The prototype flew for the first time on March 22, 1948.
Technical data T33
Power plant:
Engine: one 5,400lb.s.t.(2449 kg) Allison J33-A-35
Dimensions:
Wing Span: 38 ft 10.5 in (11.85 m)
lenght: 37 ft 9 in (10.51m)
Height: 11ft 4in
Wing Area: 234 sq.ft. (21.81 m2)
max T/Off W.: 15,061 lb (6832 kg)
Empty W.: 8,365 lb (3794 kg)
performances:
Max speed_ 521 kt at sea level (966 km/h)
service ceiling: 48,000 ft (14630 m)
ferry range: 1,275 miles (2050 km) w/tip tanks.
climb: 6.5 min to 25000ft
Internal fuel 353 US gal (1336 l)
+ 2 tip tanks with 460 US gal(1741 l)
