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Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

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The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was flight-tested at Edwards Air Force Base, then named Muroc Army Airfield, in the fall of 1945. Test work on the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star constituted the primary mission of the base for the greater part of that fall. The base's isolated desert location made it suitable for testing top-secret aircraft like the P-80.[1]

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The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was an American fighter aircraft that underwent flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, then known as Muroc Army Airfield, in the fall of 1945. Test work on the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the primary mission of the base for the greater part of that fall, following the base's role in earlier jet aircraft testing such as the Bell P-59 Airacomet. The base was selected for its isolated desert location, which was ideal for testing top-secret aircraft away from prying eyes.

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Testing period at base
Fall of 1945 (primary mission for the greater part of that period)[1]
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  • Fewer than 3 independently cited specifications for the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star are on record; the remainder await public documentation.

    Answerable by: an OEM datasheet, a cleanroom equipment inventory, or an engineer who operated or installed it

  • No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star are on record.

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  • No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star are on record.

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  • The control-system platform and OS era of the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star are not on record.

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  • No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star are on record.

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  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org — en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org
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