Lockheed XP-80 Shooting Star "Lulu Belle", first of a prolific family - Daedalum Photos by Robin MORET

On this day, at Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards AFB) in the Mojave desert, Lockheed chief test pilot Milo Burcham took the second US jet fighter, the XP-80, for its first flight. Tex Johnston was then flying the other jet engine Bell XP-59. After a brilliant demonstration of the capabilities of the XP-80 in front of numerous dignitaries, Johnston sent a cable to his mother company: “WITNESSED LOCKHEED XP-80 INITIAL FLIGHT STOP VERY IMPRESSIVE STOP BACK TO DRAWING BOARD STOP SIGNED, TEX”. The XP-80 was the first US aircraft to exceed 500mph in level flight and indeed the first of a large family (F-80, T-33, TV-2, F-94). At this time, Allied forces a preparing the invasion of France, which would happen 6 months later in Normandy

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مدة التعريض	1/20 s
ApertureFNumber	f/5.6
الحساسية	640
موديل الكاميرا	Canon EOS 30D
عدسة	EF17-40mm f/4L USM
لبعد البؤري	17 mm
تاريخ و الوقت الأصلي	2013:02:23 17:42:17

بواسطة :: Robin MORET
تاريخ الصورة: السبت 23 فبراير 2013
تاريخ إضافة الصورة في المعرض: الثلاثاء 7 سبتمبر 2021
الأبعاد: 3073*1920
الكلمات الدلائلية: #aviationhistory, #onthisdauinaviationhistory, #onthisdayinaviation, #onthisdayinaviationhistory, #otd, #otd #aviationhistory #onthisdayinaviationhistory, 2013, DC, District of Columbia, F-80, Lockheed, National Air & Space Museum, National Mall, P-80, proto, prototype, Shooting Star, USA, Washington, Washington D.C., XP-80
الألبومات: Aviation / This Day In Aviation / January
الزوار: 667
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