Canadair CT-133 Silver Star

what is it?

The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (company model number CL-30) is the Canadian license-built version of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer aircraft, in service from the 1950s to 2005. The Canadian version was powered by the Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbojet, instead of the original Allison J33.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 12.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 920 km/htop speed
• size 7,630 kgmax take-off weight
• built 656made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 74 years ago, in 1952.
• 🏎️Top speed is 7.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.6× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1952-12

retired

2005

status

retired

number built

656

role

military trainer aircraft

origin

🇨🇦 Canada

makers

Canadair

engines

1× Rolls-Royce Nene 10

length

11.5 m

wingspan

12.9 m

height

3.6 m

max take-off weight

7,630 kg

top speed

920 km/h

range

—

ceiling

14,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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