Lockheed T2V SeaStar

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The Lockheed T2V SeaStar, later called the T-1 SeaStar, is a carrier-capable jet
trainer for the United States Navy that entered service in May 1957. Developed
from the Lockheed T-33, it was powered by one Allison J33 engine.

Starting in 1949, the U.S. Navy used the Lockheed T-33 for land-based jet
aircraft training. The T-33 was a derivative of the Lockheed P-80/F-80 fighter
and was first named TO-2, then TV-2 in Navy service. However, the TV-2 was not
suitable for operation from aircraft carriers. The persisting need for a
carrier-compatible trainer led to a further, more advanced design development of
the P-80/T-33 family, which came into being with the Lockheed designation L-245
and USN designation T2V. Lockheed's demonstrator L-245 first flew on 16 December
1953 and production deliveries to the US Navy began in 1956.

Compared to the T-33/TV-2, the T2V was almost totally re-engineered for carrier
landings 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), 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 had a much higher ability to withstand sea
water-related aircraft wear from higher humidity and salt exposure.


Role
carrier-capable trainer

Manufacturer
Lockheed

First flight
15 December 1953

Introduction
May 1957

Retired
1970s

Primary user
United States Navy

Number built
150

Developed from
Lockheed T-33

The only version of the T2V was initially designated T2V-1 when it entered
service, but was redesignated T-1A SeaStar under the 1962 United States
Tri-Service aircraft designation system,the designation under which it would
spend the majority of its career.

The T-1A was replaced by the North American T-2 Buckeye but remained in service
into the 1970s.

Specifications (T2V-1)

General characteristics
Crew: Two (student & instructor)
Length: 38 ft 6½ in (11.75 m)
Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.06 m)
Height: 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
Wing area: 240 ft² (22.3 m²)
Empty weight: 11,965 lb (5,427 kg)
Loaded weight: 15,500 lb (7,031 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 16,800 lb (7,636 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Allison J33-A-24/24A turbojet, 6,100 lbf (27.2 kN)

Performance
Maximum speed: 504 knots (580 mph, 933 km/h) at 35,000 ft (10,670 m)
Range: 843 nm (970 mi, 1,560 km)
Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,190 m)
Rate of climb: 6,330 ft/min (32 m/s)





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