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P-80 Shooting Star (Houston Hurricane) UPDATED

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The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, production models were flying, and two pre-production models did see very limited service in Italy just before the end of World War II. Designed with straight wings, the type saw extensive combat in Korea with the United States Air Force (USAF) as the F-80. Read More

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.812
  • Wing Loading 99.7lbs/ft2 (487.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 130.5ft2 (12.1m2)
  • Drag Points 3007

Parts

  • Number of Parts 120
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 449