Not 100% accutare

If you want, remove suspended armament to be only a fighter

Description:
The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was Unites States first operational jet fighter, flying for the first time in 1944, and entering in service a year later.

Some history:
Four units were in Europe, ready to enter in battle, but the P-80 was introduced too late, no one was able to do a single mission during World War II. The F-80 could enter in battle in the Korean War in 1950, despite the obsolete devices for that time, the Shooting Star had no problem clearing the skies from enemy airplanes, but when China intervened in the conflict, the fighter jets MiG-15 surpassed the Shooting Star. Although, the first air combat between jets took place on November 8, 1950, a F-80C shot down the first MiG-15. During the rest of the war, the F-80 was dedicated to secondary missions ground attack and air support.

Engine: Allison J33-A-17

The aircraft it's armed with:
- Six 12.7 mm M2 Browning
- Two 1000 lb bombs

Controls:
- Ac1: Open/Close canopy
- Ac2: Change vision position to try to see under the nose
- Ac3: Extend/Retract air brakes
- Ac4: Drop bombs
- Ac5: Drop external tanks
- Ac6: None
- Ac7: Eject
- Ac8: None

Flight performance:
(All the perfomance without the suspended armament)
Max speed in a straight line at 1000 m / 3280 ft: 878 km/h / 545 mph

Turn time at 300 km/h
- Vertical: 25 s
- Horizontal: 19 s

Speed to take off:
- Without suspended armament: 168km/h / 104 mph
- With suspended armament: 200 km/h / 124 mph

Variants:
- Lulu Belle
- F-80C-10

Pros:
- Decent horizontal maneuverability, can turn well than most of early jets (especially korean war jets)
- Turn rate is upgraded when using flaps
- Can take hits from headons without getting critical damage (unless the opponent has cannos or more than five HMGs)
- good visibility inside the cockpit

Cons:
- Loses a lot of speed in vertical turns
- Decent maneuverability, but not enough to out turn prop fighters
- Suspended armament increases weight and drag
- Bad acceleration, can't out run prop planes in short time
- Only HMGs, requires a solid burst to fully destroy an aircraft
- Wings can catch fire when getting hits

First flight in game: August 21, 2024