The Lockheed L-133 was an exotic design started in 1939 which was proposed to be the first jet fighter of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. The radical design was to be powered by two axial-flow turbojets with an unusual blended wing-body canard design capable of 612 mph (985 km/h) in level flight.

2022年9月13日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Lockheed L-133 Starjet Single-Seat, Jet-Powered Fighter Proposal including pictures. The global defense reference actively compiled since 2003

2023年10月18日 · Among his ambitious projects, the L-133 aimed to become the United States’ inaugural fighter jet. The concept of jet-powered flight was already gaining traction before the outbreak of World War II (1939-1945), but the global conflict accelerated its …

2020年5月31日 · In retrospect, every American jet fighter built since World War II basically owes their existence thanks to the aerodynamic properties and jet engine technology first developed for the L-133, namely the afterburner and maneuverability in combat.

The Lockheed L-133 was an attempt to manufacture the first jet fighter of the US Forces during the first half of WW2. The Lockheed aviation company was the first in the United States to start work on a jet powered aircraft, the L-133 design started in …

In its current form, the L-133 was a very futuristic fighter design at the time - on par with the far-reaching designs proposed by the Germans. The tail of the plane is also unique in that it doesn't have any horizontal planes - just a vertical tail.

2018年9月17日 · Lockheed’s L-133 Starjet Could Have Been a Contender! A blended body with aft-mounted laminar flow wings and forward mounted canards. Slotted flaps to enhance lift. Tricycle landing gear. Twin axial flow turbojet engines with afterburners fed by advanced aft-mounted NACA-type intakes reducing frontal area and therefore drag.

2025年3月10日 · In the early 1940s, Lockheed engineers designed what could have been the world’s first operational jet fighter—the L-133 Starjet. With an advanced axial-flow jet engine, swept-wing design, and ...

On March 30, 1942, Lockheed formally submitted the L-133-02-01 to the United States Army Air Forces for consideration. Powered by two L-1000 turbojets and featuring a futuristic-appearing canard design with slotted flaps to enhance lift, the single-seat fighter was expected to have a top speed of 612 mph (985 km/h) in level flight.

2011年11月9日 · Powered by two L-1000 turbojets and featuring a futuristic-appearing canard design with slotted flaps to enhance lift, the single-seat fighter was expected to have a top speed of 612 mph (985 km/h) in level flight. [1]