Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
CT-133 Silver Star | |
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CT-133 Silver Star | |
Role | Military trainer aircraft
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National origin | Canada |
Manufacturer | Canadair / Lockheed |
First flight | December 1952 |
Retired | 2005 ( Canadian Forces)[1]
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Primary users | Canadian Forces
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Number built | 656 |
Developed from | Lockheed T-33 |
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (company model number CL-30) is the Canadian license-built version of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer aircraft, in service from the 1950s to 2005. The Canadian version was powered by the Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbojet, whereas the Lockheed production used the Allison J33.
Design and development
The
A total of 656 CT-133 aircraft were built by Canadair.[2]
Operational history
The CT-133 entered service in the RCAF as its primary training aircraft for fighter/interceptors. The designation of the Silver Star in the Canadian Forces was CT-133.
The CT-133's service life in the RCAF (and later the
The final Canadair Silver Star Mk. 3 was retired from the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, where it was used as an ejection seat testbed after 46 years of service.[3] CT-133 number 133648 was delivered to CFD Mountain View on 26 April 2005. Having been built in March 1959 as a CT-133 with original RCAF serial number 21648, it had reached a total of 11394.6 flight hours at the time of its retirement from military use. It has been sold on the civil market, along with fifteen other CT-133s. These aircraft will join the fifty others on the United States Civil Register and continue to fly as a part of the living legacy of the early jet age.[citation needed]
Variants
- T-33A Silver Star Mk 1: Two-seat jet training aircraft for the RCAF. Built by Lockheed in the United States, 30 on loan to the RCAF.
- CT-133ANX Silver Star Mk 2: The first Canadian prototype. One built.
- Silver Star Mk 3: Two-seat jet training aircraft for the RCAF.
- CE-133: Upgraded electronic warfare training aircraft.
- CX-133: Ejection seat testbed.
- ET-133: Aerial threat simulator aircraft.
- TE-133: Anti-ship threat simulator aircraft.
Operators
- Bolivian Air Force – 20 AT-33A-Ns (former Canadian Forces)[5]
- Royal Canadian Air Force[6]
- Royal Canadian Navy[6]
- Canadian Forces[6]
- National Research Council[7]
- French Air Force delivered between 1959 and 1962[8]
- Hellenic Air Force (former RCAF aircraft)[9]
Aircraft on display
The following locations have CT-133 Silver Stars on display or in flyable condition:
- Alberta
- 21081 is near Airdrie, Alberta, in the yard of a private owner.[12]
- There are approximately 7 CT-133's either on display or in storage at CFB Cold Lake.[12]
- 21072 is displayed at CFB Edmonton.[12]
- 21506 and 21533 are in possession of the Edmonton, Alberta.[13]
- 21097 is mounted on a pylon in Edson, Alberta.[12]
- 21518 is on display in Leduc, Alberta.[12]
- 21578 is outside the Lethbridge, Alberta.[12]
- 21272 is on a pylon outside the building of the Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton, Alberta.[14]
- 21437 resides on a pedestal at Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.[12]
- 21271 is outside the Royal Canadian Legion in St. Albert, Alberta.[12]
- CT-133 given serial number 133419 is located in Warner, Alberta.[12]
- 21089 and 21351 are at the Wetaskiwin, Alberta.[15]
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Nova Scotia
- Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum[22]
- Greenwood Military Aviation Museum Greenwood, Nova Scotia[23]
- Shearwater Aviation Museum[24]
- Ontario
- Canadian Air and Space Museum[25]
- Canada Aviation Museum[26]
- Canadian Historical Aircraft Association[27]
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum[28]
- Fort Erie - Sugarbowl Park[citation needed]
- Jet Aircraft Museum – two operational examples[29]
- London International Airport[30]
- National Air Force Museum of Canada[31]
- Quebec
Saskatchewan
- 21630 is located near Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan[34]
- United Kingdom
- RAF Manston History Museum, at RAF Manston, Kent, England[35]
- Yorkshire Air Museum, at RAF Elvington, England[36]
Surviving aircraft
Canada
- Jet Aircraft Museum – two operational examples[29]
- Waterloo Warbirds - one operational example[37]
United States
- Airworthy
- CT-133
- RCAF s/n 21024 - privately owned in Scottsdale, Arizona.[38]
- RCAF s/n 21052 (CF s/n 133052) - privately owned in Mobile, Alabama.[39]
- RCAF s/n 21098 - privately owned in Waller, Texas.[40]
- RCAF s/n 21129 - privately owned in Salt Lake City, Utah.[41]
- RCAF s/n 21157 - privately owned in Houston, Texas.[42]
- RCAF s/n 21159 - privately owned in Belgrade, Montana.[43]
- RCAF s/n 21165 (CF s/n 133165) - Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.[44][45]
- RCAF s/n 21192 - privately owned in Guthrie, Oklahoma.[46]
- RCAF s/n 21298 - operated by Seattle, Washington.[47]
- RCAF s/n 21306 - privately owned in San Rafael, California.[48]
- RCAF s/n 21369 - operated by Seattle, Washington.[49]
- RCAF s/n 21375 - privately owned in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[50]
- RCAF s/n 21377 (CF s/n 133377) -
- RCAF s/n 21440 - privately owned in Delanson, New York.[53]
- RCAF s/n 21456 - privately owned in Brigham City, Utah.[54]
- RCAF s/n 21467 (CF s/n 133467) - privately owned in Litchfield Park, Arizona.[55]
- RCAF s/n 21479 (CF s/n 133479) - privately owned in Bulverde, Texas.[56]
- RCAF s/n 21504 (CF s/n 133504) - privately owned in Scottsdale, Arizona.[57]
- RCAF s/n 21556 - privately owned in Chicago, Illinois.[58]
- RCAF s/n 21557 (CF s/n 133557) - privately owned in Mesa, Arizona.[59]
- RCAF s/n 21559 - privately owned in Parowan, Utah.[60]
- RCAF s/n 21566 - Tennessee Museum of Aviation in Luttrell, Tennessee.[61][62]
- RCAF s/n 21579 (CF s/n 133579) - privately owned in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.[63]
- RCAF s/n 21582 - War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.[64][65]
- RCAF s/n 21590 (CF s/n 133590) - privately owned in Carson City, Nevada.[66]
- RCAF s/n 21604 (CF s/n 133604) - privately owned in Jurupa Valley, California.[67]
- CF s/n 133452 - privately owned in San Rafael, California.[68]
- CF s/n 133610 - privately owned in San Rafael, California.[69]
- CF s/n 133564 - privately owned in San Antonio, Texas.[70]
- Under restoration
- CT-133
- RCAF s/n 21483 (CF s/n 133483) - to airworthiness by private owner in Houston, Texas.[71]
- RCAF s/n 21560 (CF s/n 133560) - to airworthiness by private owner in Houston, Texas.[72]
- RCAF s/n 21571 (CF s/n 133571) - to airworthiness by private owner in Houston, Texas.[73]
- RCAF s/n 21613 (CF s/n 133613) - to airworthiness by private owner in Ione, California.[74]
- RCAF s/n 21615 (CF s/n 133615) - to airworthiness by private owner in Jordan Valley, Oregon.[75]
- CF s/n 133083 - to airworthiness the Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation in Anaheim, California.[76]
Specifications (CT-133)
Data from [citation needed]
General characteristics
- Crew: one–two
- Length: 11.48 m (37 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 12.93 m (42 ft 5 in)
- Height: 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)
- Empty weight: 3,830 kg (8,444 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 7,630 kg (16,800 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbojet, 22 kN (5,000 lbf) thrust
Performance
- Maximum speed: 920 km/h (570 mph, 500 kn)
- Service ceiling: 14,000 m (46,000 ft)
See also
Related development
- Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
- Lockheed T2V SeaStar
- Boeing Skyfox
Related lists
- List of military aircraft of Canada
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