Planes and Flight

The P-80 was the first operational jet fighter used by the USAAF, and as the F-80 was used extensively by the USAF in Korea. Because the F-80 was inferior to the MiG-15, as soon as a sufficient number of F-86s began entering service, the F-80 was relegated to other duties such as ground attack, flight training, and air defense in Japan. The first air battle between jets took place on November 8, 1950, and resulted in the shooting down of a MiG-15 by an F-80 (The MiG-15 is still a better plane though.)

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m)
* Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
* Height: 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
* Wing area: 237.6 ft² (22.07 m²)
* Empty weight: 8,420 lb (3,819 kg)
* Loaded weight: 12,650 lb (5,738 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 16,856 lb (7,646 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Allison J33-A-35 centrifugal compressor turbojet,
5,400 lbf (24.0 kN)
* Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0134

* Drag area: 3.2 ft² (0.30 m²)
* Aspect ratio: 6.37

Performance

* Maximum speed: 600 mph (965 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 410 mph (660 km/h)
* Range: 1,200 mi (1,930 km)
* Service ceiling: 46,000 ft (14,000 m)
* Rate of climb: 4,580 ft/min (23.3 m/s)
* Wing loading: 53 lb/ft² (260 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.43
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 17.7
* Time to altitude: 5.5 min to 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

Armament

* 6x 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns (300 rounds per gun, 1,800
rounds total)
* 2x 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs
* 8x unguided rockets