T2V SeaStar - Citizendia

T2V-1 / T-1 Seastar
Type	Naval Training aircraft
Manufacturer	Lockheed
Maiden flight	15 December 1953
Introduced	May 1957
Retired	1970s
Primary user	United States Navy
Number built	150
Developed from	T-33 Shooting Star

The Lockheed T2V SeaStar, later called the T-1 SeaStar, was a trainer aircraft for the U. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts The Lockheed Corporation (originally Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1957: Events January January 18 - Three Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Lockheed Corporation (originally Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta S. Navy that entered service in May 1957.

1 Design and development
2 Operational history
3 Operators
4 Specifications (T2V-1)
5 References
6 External links
7 See also

Design and development

It was based upon the Lockheed L-245 design of an updated T-33/P-80 reworked into a naval version for carrier operations. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Navy used the T-33 as the TV-2 starting in 1949 for land based jet aircraft training, but this model was not usable on aircraft carriers. Based on the more advanced design development of the P-80 family, the T2V had to be almost totally re-engineered for carrier landing and at-sea operations with a redesigned tail, naval standard avionics, a strengthened undercarriage (with catapult fittings) and lower fuselage (with a retractable arrestor hook), and power-operated leading-edge flaps (to increase lift at low speeds) to allow carrier launches and recoveries, and an elevated rear (instructor's) seat for improved instructor vision, among other changes.

Unlike other P-80 derivatives, the T2V could withstand the shock of landing on a pitching carrier deck and much higher ability withstand sea water related aircraft wear from higher humidity and salt exposure. As mentioned, the Navy did also fly a number of T-33 for land-based training operations, designated TV, which should not be confused with the T2V.

Operational history

The aircraft was initially designated T2V-1 when it enter service, but was re-designated T-1A Seastar under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system under which it name it would spend the majority of its career. On the 18 September 1962, the United States Department of Defense introduced a unified designation system for the aircraft of the United States armed forces

It was replaced by the T-2 Buckeye but remained in service into the 1970s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.

Operators

United States

United States Navy

Specifications (T2V-1)

General characteristics

Crew: Two (student & instructor)
Length: 38 ft 6. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 5 in (11. 75 m)
Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 05 m)
Height: 13 ft 4 in (4. 06 m)
Wing area: 240 ft² (22. 3 m²)
Empty weight: 11,965 lb (5,438 kg)
Loaded weight: 15,500 lb (7,045. 45 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 16,800 lb (7,636 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Allison J33-A-24/24A turbojet, 6,100 lbf (2,772 kN)

Performance

Maximum speed: 521 knots (600 mph, 973 km/h)
Range: 782 nm (900 mi, 1,448 km)
Service ceiling 40,000 ft (12, 200 m)
Rate of climb: 6,300 ft/min (32 m/s)

References

Ginter, Steve. The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout TurboJET (噴射飛航 is the brand name for the operations of the Hong Kong -based Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited (信德中旅船務管理有限公司 In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such The maximal total range is the distance an Aircraft can fly between Takeoff and Landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft or cross-country In Aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum Density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions In Aerodynamics, the rate of climb RoC is the speed at which an Aircraft increases its Altitude. Lockheed T2V-1/T-1A Seastar. Naval Fighters #42. Simi Valley, California: Ginter Books, 1999. ISBN 978-0-942612-424.

Green, William, with Gerald Pollinger. The Aircraft of the World. New York; Doubleday & Co. , 1965. P. 255.

Green, William, with Dennis Punett. MacDonald World Air Power Guide. London; Purnell & Sons, Ltd. (reprinted by Doubleday), 1963. P. 28.

External links

Naval Aviation Chronology 1954-1959 chapter from United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995 book.

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