Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
F-80B Shooting Star
Category
Country
Production
1947–1948
Quantity
240
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · EARLY COLD WAR
38
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
- First Flight1944
- Service Entry Year1947
- Crew1
◈Powerplant4MOD.4
- Engine Typeturbojet
- Engine ModelGeneral Electric J33
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
▣Performance8MOD.8
- Top Speed970 km/h
- Top Speed (Mach)0.9 Mach
- Service Ceiling13,000 m
- Ferry Range1,500 km
- Combat Radius500 km
- Rate of Climb30 m/s
- G-Limit7
- Takeoff Run800 m
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length10.5 m
- Wingspan12.2 m
- Height3.8 m
- Wing Area21.5
- Empty Weight4,470 kg
- Loaded Weight6,200 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight7,200 kg
◆Armament3MOD.3
- Hardpoints4
- Weapons Payload1,000 kg
- Internal Gun6 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns
▤Production3MOD.3
- Total Built240
- Operators3
- Variants1
⬢Service History3MOD.3
- Retirement Year1959
- Production Start1947
- Production End1948
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1945First deployment: Cold War
- 1947Production started
- 1948Production ended
79
years in service
1
years in production
240
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 11 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
F-80B SHOOTING STAR · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries11country
06 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
198AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS38EARLY COLD WAR · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS2057UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS101PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
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