LOCKHEED F-80A "SHOOTING STAR" FIGHTER - 1950

Description

The Lockheed F-80 ’Shooting Star’ is the first fighter jet which have the speed over 800kph,the first mass-produced jet,and the first fighter jets into combat of the US Air Force.The prototype P-80 took the first flight in January,1944,and into service in February,1945.Cause of the ending of the World War II,the Air Force reduce the plan from 5000 to 917.The P-80 were renamed to F-80 in 1948. The F-80A have a J33-A-5 engine which can pull the aircraft to 932kpm.The weapon contains two 12.7-mm M3 guns with 1800 rounds of ammunition. (Scale : 1/48e)