Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
| CT-133 Silver Star | |
|---|---|
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| CT-133 Silver Star | |
| Role | Military trainer aircraft |
| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | Canadair/Lockheed |
| First flight | December 1952 |
| Retired | 2005 (Canadian Forces)[1] |
| Primary users | Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Forces |
| Number built | 656 |
| Developed from | Lockheed T-33 |
TheCanadair CT-133 Silver Star(company model numberCL-30) is the Canadian license-built version of theLockheed T-33jet traineraircraft, in service from the 1950s to 2005. The Canadian version was powered by theRolls-Royce Nene 10turbojet,whereas the Lockheed production used theAllison J33.
Design and development
[edit]TheCanadairCT-133 was the result of a 1951 contract to buildT-33 Shooting Startrainers for theRoyal Canadian Air Force(RCAF). Thepowerplantis aRolls-Royce Nene10 turbojet instead of theAllison J33used by Lockheed in the production of the original T-33. A project designation ofCL-30was given by Canadair and the name was changed toSilver Star.The appearance of the CT-133 is very distinctive due to the large fuel tanks usually carried on each wingtip.
A total of 656 CT-133 aircraft were built by Canadair.[2]
Operational history
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The CT-133 entered service in the RCAF as its primary training aircraft for fighter/interceptors. The designation of the Silver Star in the Canadian Forces wasCT-133.
The CT-133's service life in the RCAF (and later theCanadian Forces) was extremely long. One of the more unusual roles it played was as anaerobatic demonstrationaircraft, the RCAF'sRed Knight.Although the aircraft stopped being used as a trainer in 1976, there were still over 50 aircraft in Canadian Forces inventory in 1995. The youngest of these airframes was then 37 years old and had exceeded its expected life by a factor of 2.5. During this period, the Canadair T-33 was employed in communication, target towing, and enemy simulation.
The final CanadairSilver Star Mk. 3was retired from the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment atCFB Cold Lake,Alberta, Canada, where it was used as anejection seattestbed after 46 years of service.[3]CT-133 number 133648 was delivered toCFD Mountain Viewon 26 April 2005. Having been built in March 1959 as a CT-133 with original RCAF serial number 21648, it had reached a total of11394.6flight hours at the time of its retirement from military use. It has been sold on the civil market, along with fifteen other CT-133s. These aircraft will join the fifty others on the United States Civil Register and continue to fly as a part of the living legacy of the early jet age.[citation needed]
Variants
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- T-33A Silver Star Mk 1:Two-seat jet training aircraft for the RCAF. Built by Lockheed in the United States, 30 on loan to the RCAF.
- CT-133ANX Silver Star Mk 2:The first Canadian prototype. One built.
- Silver Star Mk 3:Two-seat jet training aircraft for the RCAF.
- CE-133:Upgraded electronic warfare training aircraft.
- CX-133:Ejection seat testbed.
- ET-133:Aerial threat simulator aircraft.
- TE-133:Anti-ship threat simulator aircraft.
Operators
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- Bolivian Air Force– 20 AT-33A-Ns (former Canadian Forces)[5]
- French Air Forcedelivered between 1959 and 1962[8]
- Hellenic Air Force(former RCAF aircraft)[9]
Aircraft on display
[edit]The following locations have CT-133 Silver Stars on display or in flyable condition:
- Alberta
- 21081 is nearAirdrie, Alberta,in the yard of a private owner.[12]
- There are approximately 7 CT-133's either on display or in storage atCFB Cold Lake.[12]
- 21072 is displayed atCFB Edmonton.[12]
- 21506 and 21533 are in possession of theAlberta Aviation MuseuminEdmonton, Alberta.[13]
- 21097 is mounted on a pylon inEdson, Alberta.[12]
- 21518 is on display inLeduc, Alberta.[12]
- 21578 is outside theRoyal Canadian LegioninLethbridge, Alberta.[12]
- 21272 is on a pylon outside the building of theBomber Command Museum of CanadainNanton, Alberta.[14]
- 21437 resides on a pedestal atRocky Mountain House,Alberta.[12]
- 21271 is outside theRoyal Canadian LegioninSt. Albert, Alberta.[12]
- CT-133 given serial number 133419 is located inWarner, Alberta.[12]
- 21089 and 21351 are at theReynolds-Alberta MuseuminWetaskiwin, Alberta.[15]
CX-133 133413 restored to CT-133 Mk 3 standard displayed atThe Military Museums,Calgary, Alberta.
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Gimli[20]
- WinnipegAir Force Heritage Museum and Park[21]
- Nova Scotia
- Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum[22]
- Greenwood Military Aviation MuseumGreenwood, Nova Scotia[23]
- Shearwater Aviation Museum[24]
- Ontario
- Canadian Air and Space Museum[25]
- Canada Aviation Museum[26]
- Canadian Historical Aircraft Association[27]
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum[28]
- Fort Erie- Sugarbowl Park[citation needed]
- Jet Aircraft Museum– two operational examples[29]
- London International Airport[30]
- National Air Force Museum of Canada[31]
- Quebec
- s/n 133333,Canadian Forces Base Bagotville[32]
- s/n 133267,Val-d'Or[33]
Saskatchewan
- 21630 is located nearSaskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International AirportinSaskatoon, Saskatchewan[34]
- United Kingdom
- RAF Manston History Museum,atRAF Manston,Kent, England[35]
- Yorkshire Air Museum,atRAF Elvington,England[36]
Surviving aircraft
[edit]Canada
[edit]- Jet Aircraft Museum– two operational examples[29]
- Waterloo Warbirds- one operational example[37]
United States
[edit]- Airworthy
- CT-133
- RCAF s/n 21024 - privately owned inScottsdale, Arizona.[38]
- RCAF s/n 21052 (CF s/n 133052) - privately owned inMobile, Alabama.[39]
- RCAF s/n 21098 - privately owned inWaller, Texas.[40]
- RCAF s/n 21129 - privately owned inSalt Lake City, Utah.[41]
- RCAF s/n 21157 - privately owned inHouston, Texas.[42]
- RCAF s/n 21159 - privately owned inBelgrade, Montana.[43]
- RCAF s/n 21165 (CF s/n 133165) -Vintage Flying MuseuminFort Worth, Texas.[44][45]
- RCAF s/n 21192 - privately owned inGuthrie, Oklahoma.[46]
- RCAF s/n 21298 - operated byBoeing AircraftinSeattle, Washington.[47]
- RCAF s/n 21306 - privately owned inSan Rafael, California.[48]
- RCAF s/n 21369 - operated byBoeing AircraftinSeattle, Washington.[49]
- RCAF s/n 21375 - privately owned inSanta Fe, New Mexico.[50]
- RCAF s/n 21377 (CF s/n 133377) -Planes of FameinChino, California.[51][52]
- RCAF s/n 21440 - privately owned inDelanson, New York.[53]
- RCAF s/n 21456 - privately owned inBrigham City, Utah.[54]
- RCAF s/n 21467 (CF s/n 133467) - privately owned inLitchfield Park, Arizona.[55]
- RCAF s/n 21479 (CF s/n 133479) - privately owned inBulverde, Texas.[56]
- RCAF s/n 21504 (CF s/n 133504) - privately owned inScottsdale, Arizona.[57]
- RCAF s/n 21556 - privately owned inChicago, Illinois.[58]
- RCAF s/n 21557 (CF s/n 133557) - privately owned inMesa, Arizona.[59]
- RCAF s/n 21559 - privately owned inParowan, Utah.[60]
- RCAF s/n 21566 - Tennessee Museum of Aviation inLuttrell, Tennessee.[61][62]
- RCAF s/n 21579 (CF s/n 133579) - privately owned inOconomowoc, Wisconsin.[63]
- RCAF s/n 21582 - War Eagles Air Museum inSanta Teresa, New Mexico.[64][65]
- RCAF s/n 21590 (CF s/n 133590) - privately owned inCarson City, Nevada.[66]
- RCAF s/n 21604 (CF s/n 133604) - privately owned inJurupa Valley, California.[67]
- CF s/n 133452 - privately owned inSan Rafael, California.[68]
- CF s/n 133610 - privately owned inSan Rafael, California.[69]
- CF s/n 133564 - privately owned inSan Antonio, Texas.[70]
- Under restoration
- CT-133
- RCAF s/n 21483 (CF s/n 133483) - to airworthiness by private owner inHouston, Texas.[71]
- RCAF s/n 21560 (CF s/n 133560) - to airworthiness by private owner inHouston, Texas.[72]
- RCAF s/n 21571 (CF s/n 133571) - to airworthiness by private owner inHouston, Texas.[73]
- RCAF s/n 21613 (CF s/n 133613) - to airworthiness by private owner inIone, California.[74]
- RCAF s/n 21615 (CF s/n 133615) - to airworthiness by private owner inJordan Valley, Oregon.[75]
- CF s/n 133083 - to airworthiness the Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation inAnaheim, California.[76]
Specifications (CT-133)
[edit]Data from[citation needed]
General characteristics
- Crew:one–two
- Length:11.48 m (37 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan:12.93 m (42 ft 5 in)
- Height:3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)
- Empty weight:3,830 kg (8,444 lb)
- Max takeoff weight:7,630 kg (16,800 lb)
- Powerplant:1 ×Rolls-Royce Nene10turbojet,22 kN (5,000 lbf) thrust
Performance
- Maximum speed:920 km/h (570 mph, 500 kn)
- Service ceiling:14,000 m (46,000 ft)
See also
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Related development
Related lists
References
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