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Saturday, November 2, 2013
Cool aircraft
An experimental ASI N157X airplane flies over Southern California, 1966. Anybody know any more about this?
Yes, it's a P-80 Shooting Star but it's the F-94 Starfire all weather variant of the venerable old P-80 (Shooting Star). There were quite a large number of X-type variants of this same airframe/wing design with different engine options. As you will imagine, it has a lower stall speed than an F-86, but the top end speed was simply never enough to allow the Shooting Star series to compete with the MiGs.
Lockheed T-33, two seat trainer variant of the P-80. A few still flying. If you are in SoCal, visit the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, they often fly theirs.
Shooting Star?
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a P-80 Shooting Star but it's the F-94 Starfire all weather variant of the venerable old P-80 (Shooting Star). There were quite a large number of X-type variants of this same airframe/wing design with different engine options. As you will imagine, it has a lower stall speed than an F-86, but the top end speed was simply never enough to allow the Shooting Star series to compete with the MiGs.
DeleteExcellent! Thanks for that great info.
DeleteSee this reference for more info:
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Muchos gracias!
DeleteLockheed T-33, two seat trainer variant of the P-80. A few still flying. If you are in SoCal, visit the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, they often fly theirs.
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