| Manufacturer |
CANADAIR |
Fairey Aviation Company |
| Description |
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 Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). |
| ICAO Code |
T33 |
FFLY |
| First Flight |
1952-12-01 |
1941-12-22 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1943-03-01 |
| Production End |
|
1955-01-01 |
| Service End |
2005-01-01 |
1956-01-01 |
| Designer |
CANADAIR |
Fairey Aviation Company |
| Type |
Military trainer aircraft |
Carrier-borne fighter; Strike fighter ; Aerial reconnaissance |
| Length (m) |
11.48 |
11.2776 |
| Height (m) |
3.55 |
4.2672 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
920 |
590.6292 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
336.3529 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
14000 |
9723.12 |
| Armament |
|
4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon; maximum 2 × 1000 lb on underwing pylons; maximum 16 × RP-3 60 lb rockets on 8 × zero-length launchers |
| National Origin |
Canada |
|
| Number Built |
656 |
1702 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbojet, 22 kN thrust each |
1 × Rolls-Royce Griffon 74 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1715 kW (2300 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Forces |
Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy , Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Status |
|
Retired from military service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_CT-133_Silver_Star |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Firefly |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.93 |
12.4968 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
30.658 |
| Wake Category |
M |
L |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rolls-Royce Nene |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |