While at Randolph AFB going through the B-57 Combat Crew Training Program, I logged 2 hours and 5 minutes in the back seat of a T-33. At the time I was the Navigator on an assigned crew and the pilot was Capt. Arthur Dryden. After we arrived in Japan and was assigned to the 90th Bomb Sqd. Capt. Dryden introduced me to the T-33 Link Trainer used for instrument practice. It wasn't long after that that I started going over to the Link Trainer Building and practicing on my own. By the time I got to Pilot Training I was quite proficient in instrument flying.
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T-33 Shooting Star (T-Bird) Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications (T-33A)
General characteristics
* Crew: Two * Length: 37 ft 9 in (11.2 m) * Wingspan: 38 ft 10.5 in (11.5 m) * Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.3 m) * Empty weight: 8,300 lb (3,775 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 15,100 lb (6,865 kg) * Powerplant: 1� Allison J33-A-35 centrifugal compressor turbojet, 5,400 lbf (23 kN)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 600 mph (970 km/h) * Range: 1,275 miles ferry (2,050 km) * Service ceiling 48,000 ft (14,600 m)
Armament
* (AT-33) 2x 0.50 in (12.7 mm) Browning M3 machine guns with 350 rounds per gun * Up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ordnance on two underwing hardpoints. Weapons carried include bombs and rocket pods.
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