Aviation Education Exhibition hall
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The T-33A, a twin-seat jet trainer manufactured by the US Lockheed Aircraft Company, is equipped with a J33-A-35 centrifugal compressor turbojet with 5,200 lb (2,360 kg) of thrust. It has a maximum speed of 500 knots (926 km/h) and a service ceiling of 47,500 feet (14,478 m). The aircraft has two .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns installed and is capable of carrying two lb bombs, four 5-inch rockets, or eight 2.75-inch rockets.
It entered service with the ROC Air Force in 1953 and was deployed for the Jet Transition Training Program. Since 1957, it had served as an advanced trainer in the ROC Air Force Academy. Assigned to the 35th Attack Squadron in 1977, the T-33A was used as an air-to-ground attack aircraft as well as an electronic countermeasure aircraft. It was decommissioned in 1989.
ROCAF Serial Number: 3025
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T-33A Shooting Star-Jet Trainer
It entered service with the ROC Air Force in 1953 and was deployed for the Jet Transition Training Program. Since 1957, it had served as an advanced trainer in the ROC Air Force Academy. Assigned to the 35th Attack Squadron in 1977, the T-33A was used as an air-to-ground attack aircraft as well as an electronic countermeasure aircraft. It was decommissioned in 1989.
ROCAF Serial Number: 3025
- Wingspan: 38 ft 10.5 in (11.85 m)
- Length: 37 ft 9 in (11.5 m)
- Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
- Gross Weight: 11,960 lb (5,425 kg)
