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143 days
In 1943, when news of the Me 262 alarmed the United States, Lockheed was asked to build a jet fighter quickly. Kelly Johnson’s small team, working in secrecy in a separate tent-workshop, finished the prototype in 143 days. A few P-80s were sent to Italy at the end of the war but did not see combat.
In Korea
When the Korean War began, F-80s were the main American jet fighters in the theatre, and in November 1950 they took part in the first jet-versus-jet battles. With the arrival of the swept-wing MiG-15, the straight-winged F-80s handed air superiority to the F-86 and supported the ground troops with their tip tanks, bombs and rockets. The stretched two-seat trainer version, the T-33, was built in thousands and trained jet pilots in dozens of countries.
In WarSimBox
In the game it is a jet fighter in the heavy line: very fast down low, with six accurate .50 in guns in the nose. Wingtip tanks extend its range, and it can attack ground targets with bombs and rockets.
Unlocked in the aircraft tree after researching Republic P-47D Thunderbolt and Centrifugal-flow turbojet.
- Top speed
- 965 km/h · 4,500 m
- Climb
- 36.3 m/s
- Sustained turn
- 20.8 s
- Stall speed
- 201 km/h
These figures come from the game’s flight model (climb, turn and stall at sea level).
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