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Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star: A Photo Chronicle

Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star: A Photo Chronicle

McLaren, David R.

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringAir Combat

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ISBN10: 0887409075
ISBN13: 9780887409073
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: Jan 6 1997
Pages: 184
Weight: 1.80
Height: 0.61 Width: 8.53 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star was the first American operational jet fighter. David McLarens new book chronicles the development and early trials of the aircraft during Lockheeds groundbreaking attempts to create a viable jet fighter, in a period when jet propulsion was still an innovative unknown. This period also saw engineers and test pilots like Kelly Johnson and Tony LeVier facing many challenges, incidents and accidents as they attempted to create a new fighter from yet untested aerodynamic theories, and engines that were still under development. Also discussed are the record breaking transcontinental and absoulte speed records set by the Shooting Star. Detailed analysis of the Shooting Stars combat record in Korea shows why the F-80 flew more combat missions than any aircraft in the war theater. Also presented is a summation of all USAF, USAFR, and foreign countries that flew the P-80/F-80. David McLaren is also the author of Lockheed F-94 Starfire(with Marty Isham), and Beware the Thunderbolt!: The 56th Fighter Group in World War II (both titles are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).

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