Canadair CT-133 Silver Star

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The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star is a Canadian-built jet trainer and light attack aircraft, derived from the Lockheed T-33, that served as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s primary jet trainer for several decades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadair aircraft ⓘ
jet trainer aircraft ⓘ
light attack aircraft ⓘ
military trainer aircraft ⓘ
armamentCapability bombs ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
rockets ⓘ
basedOn Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star ⓘ
configuration tandem-seat ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
derivedFrom Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star (via T-33) ⓘ
designationInCanada CT-133 ⓘ
engineType turbojet ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
firstFlight 1952 ⓘ
introduced 1952 ⓘ
landingGear tricycle retractable landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Canadair ⓘ
maxSpeed approximately 970 km/h ⓘ
natoReportingName Silver Star ⓘ
notableFeature license-built variant of the Lockheed T-33 adapted to Canadian engines and systems ⓘ
numberBuilt 656 ⓘ
powerplant Avro Canada Orenda (license-built Nene variant) ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Nene ⓘ
primaryUser Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Canadian forces

Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
range approximately 2,050 km ⓘ
retiredFromCanadianForces 2005 ⓘ
retiredFromRCAF 1968 ⓘ
role electronic warfare training ⓘ
jet trainer ⓘ
light attack ⓘ
target towing ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 14,600 m ⓘ
serviceDurationInCanada over 50 years ⓘ
usedAs primary jet trainer of the Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
usedBy Bolivian Air Force ⓘ
Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Canadian forces

French Air Force (evaluation/limited use) ⓘ
linked to: French Air Force

Greek Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Hellenic Air Force

Honduran Air Force ⓘ
Portuguese Air Force (limited use) ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Turkish Air Force ⓘ
usedFor aerobatic training ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ
weapons training ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ

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Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum → hasNotableAircraft → Canadair CT-133 Silver Star ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Nene → usedIn → Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Nene-powered variants) ⓘ
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Nene engine
linked to: Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
T-33 Shooting Star → hasVariant → Canadair CT-133 Silver Star ⓘ