Illustrated description of Lockheed P-80 "Shooting Star," jet fighter plane; jet engine, developed by General Electric from basic F. WHITTLE design, will do 550 mph at any altitude up to its service ceiling, well above 45,000 ft; wing span 38 ft 10 1/2 in.; length 84 ft 6 in.; height 11 ft 4 in.; airscoops and canopy are only protuberances on all metal, semi-monocoque fuselage; cockpit is air conditioned and pressurized by jet. (see also Western Flying v 25 n 3 Mar 1945 p 68, 94; Aero Digest v 49 n 1 Apr 1 1945 p 108-9; Aero Digest v 50 n 5 Sept 1 1945 p 60-1, 184; Can Aviation v 18 n 9 Sept 1945 p 58-9, 64)
AAF reveals fastest jet fighter
Western Flying
Western Flying ; 25 , n 9
1945
Article (Journal)
English
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AAF reveals fastest jet fighter
Engineering Index Backfile | 1945
AAF reveals fastest jet fighter
Engineering Index Backfile | 1945
AAF reveals fastest jet fighter
Engineering Index Backfile | 1945
AAF reveals fastest jet fighter
Engineering Index Backfile | 1945
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