The Lockheed L-133 Starjet was a paper project to develop a jet fighter all the way back in 1939. The design featured multiple advanced elements that would eventually be seen on other aircraft, but not for several decades. It was ambitious, and had potential, but it was ultimately rejected by the United States Army Air Force and cancelled.

0:00 - Characteristics
1:01 - Development
3:28 - Cancellation

"The Lockheed L-133 was an exotic design started in 1939 which was proposed to be the first jet fighter of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. The radical design was to be powered by two axial-flow turbojets with an unusual blended wing-body canard design capable of 612 mph (985 km/h) in level flight. The USAAF rejected the 1942 proposal, but the effort speeded the development of the USAAF's first successful operational jet fighter, the P-80 Shooting Star, which did see limited service near the end of war. The P-80 was a less radical design with a single British-based Allison J33 engine, with a conventional tail."

✈️ Further reading ✈️
[ Ссылка ]
[ Ссылка ]

🟢Join this channel to get access to perks:
[ Ссылка ]
🟢Patreon - [ Ссылка ]
🟣Discord - [ Ссылка ]
🔴Cameo - [ Ссылка ]
🔵Facebook - [ Ссылка ]
🟢Donations - [ Ссылка ]
🔴Reddit - [ Ссылка ]
🔴Tiktok - [ Ссылка ]
🟣Instagram - [ Ссылка ]
🔵Twitter - [ Ссылка ]
🟣Merch - [ Ссылка ]
🟣Twitch - [ Ссылка ]

Other channels:
🟢Prehistory in the Dark: [ Ссылка ]
🟣Gaming and Fanfic Readings: [ Ссылка ]
🟣Stream Highlights: [ Ссылка ]
🟣History Stuff: [ Ссылка ]

👔Merch: [ Ссылка ]
---

I WRITE BOOKS! YOU CAN FIND THEM HERE:

📚Abyss: [ Ссылка ]
📚Pryde: [ Ссылка ]

📚Abyss on Audible: [ Ссылка ]

#history #wwii #plane

свернуть