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Title: T33 porn
Post by: John A on November 10, 2019, 09:18:42 AM

https://youtu.be/vszAXXcWjE4
Anybody fly one of these?  I remember seeing them but was never stationed where they had them.  Beautiful old times jets,  evidently used up till ‘86

Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: Gliderjohn on November 10, 2019, 09:56:56 AM

At a local small town flying a few years back. How about three generations?

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Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: Two Checks on November 10, 2019, 03:17:59 PM

Quote from: John A on Today at 09:18:42 AM (https://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=103474.msg1637834#msg1637834)>https://youtu.be/vszAXXcWjE4 (https://youtu.be/vszAXXcWjE4)
Anybody fly one of these?  I remember seeing them but was never stationed where they had them.  Beautiful old times jets,  evidently used up till ‘86

Bolivia retired theirs in 2017.

Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: larrys on November 11, 2019, 08:17:28 AM

We had four of them at Hurlburt Field in the early 70's. The former pilots now flying desks would use them to keep up their hours to collect flight pay... Crew chiefs kept them all polished up and pretty. I was surprised seeing how small the engines were. No AB.
Larry

Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: Roebling3 on November 11, 2019, 09:39:20 AM

iirc those tip tanks held 230 gal. each. IOW ~1/2 ton of fuel, each side. Another 45? behind the back seat. While on active duty I had 2 very cool rides in T33's. 
     R3~

Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: jcctx on November 12, 2019, 09:32:14 AM

Looks a lot like the F-84 with an extra seat ???

Based on response, looks like I got My #s mixed up??
~oh well, time flies and memory fades~~~~~

Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: Two Checks on November 12, 2019, 09:39:54 AM

The 33 was developed from the P-80 and then into the F-94.

Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: LowRyter on November 12, 2019, 11:39:44 AM

Always a cool looking plane with straight wings, bubble canopy and jet engine.  IIRC most were retired by the AF in the late 80s.

Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: Two Checks on November 12, 2019, 12:39:41 PM

The US retired its last T-33 in April 1997.

Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: Roebling3 on November 12, 2019, 06:23:24 PM

We had P51's, T33's then F86's followed by F84's. To me the 84's look too much like a Mig. The plain flat circle intake vs the snout like intake of the 86.
I was based in Chaumont, France. Rather decent runway and modern, for the time.
We always had transients from all over Europe. Big fun, as I recall. I stopped in 40 years later. The sleepy little village was no more. The base also lost its charm. Remember the good stuff. It makes for smiles every day. 
Back in the day we were much loved by most all, in Europe.  R3~

Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: Ted N on November 14, 2019, 07:44:45 PM

You can still fly one at Fantasy Fighters in Santa Fe for a couple of thousand an hour if anyone is interested.

Title: Re: T33 porn
Post by: knockerjoe on November 14, 2019, 07:59:23 PM

I never flew one but I trained on one that was in my A&P mechanics school
in the 70s. It was a beautiful aircraft.