Editing Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star (section)

==Variants==

===P-80/F-80===
'''1714''' production aircraft were delivered to the Air Force prior to any conversions or redesignations, with their original block numbers.

[[File:EF-80.jpg|thumb|EF-80 prone pilot test aircraft]]

;XP-80
:Prototype powered by a [[de Havilland Goblin|de Havilland-built Halford H.1B]] turbojet and first flown 8 January 1944, one built.
;XP-80A
:Production prototype variant powered by a [[Allison J33|General Electric I-40]] turbojet, increased span and length but wing area reduced, two built.
;YP-80A: 12 pre-production aircraft. One aircraft, ''44-83027'', lent to [[Rolls-Royce Limited]] and used for development of the [[Rolls-Royce Nene|Nene]] engine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1947/1947%20-%200268.html|title=Archived copy|access-date=15 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427085202/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1947/1947%20-%200268.html |archive-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>
;XF-14: One built from YP-80A order (44-83024), lost in midair collision with [[North American B-25 Mitchell|B-25 Mitchell]] [[chase plane]] on 6 December 1944; USAAF photo [[reconnaissance]] prototype.
;P-80A: '''344''' block 1-LO aircraft; '''180''' block 5-LO aircraft. Block 5 and all subsequent Shooting Stars were natural metal finish. Fitted with {{convert|225|USgal|impgal l|abbr=on}} tiptanks.<ref name="Fitzimmons p.2319">Fitzsimons 1978, p. 2319.</ref>
;F-80A: USAF designation of P-80A.
;EF-80: Modified to test "Prone Pilot" cockpit positions.{{#tag:ref|See also [[Gloster Meteor F8 "Prone Pilot"]] for background on prone pilot experiments.|group=N}}
[[File:Lockheed FP-80 Shooting Star.jpg|thumb|F-14A/FP-80A reconnaissance aircraft]]
;F-14A: Unknown number of photo-reconnaissance conversions from P-80A, all redesignated FP-80A.
;XFP-80A: Modified P-80A 44–85201 with hinged nose for camera equipment.
[[File:F-80 Schraege Muzik.jpg|thumb|F-80A test aircraft (s/n 44-85044) with twin 0.5&nbsp;in (12.7&nbsp;mm) machine guns in oblique mount, similar to World War II German ''[[Schräge Musik]]'', to study the ability to attack Soviet bombers from below]]
[[File:F-80 Schräge Musik 2.jpg|thumb|F-80 with ''Schräge Musik'' configuration at full elevation]]
;FP-80A: '''152''' block 15-LO; operational photo reconnaissance aircraft.
;RF-80A: USAF designation of FP-80A, 66 operational F-80A's modified to RF-80A standard.
;ERF-80A: Modified P-80A 44–85042 with experimental nose contour.
;XP-80B: Reconfigured P-80A, improved J-33 engine, one built as prototype for P-80B
;P-80B: '''209''' block 1-LO; '''31''' block 5-LO; first model fitted with an [[ejection seat]] (retrofitted into -As); delivered between March 1947 and March 1948.<ref>Jones 1975, p. 202.</ref> The P-80B also featured underwing rocket launchers. Thinner wings with thicker skin, a stronger nose bulkhead to support 6 x M3 .50 in machine guns, stainless steel armored compartment for the newer J33-21, cockpit cooling, and canopy anti-frosting systems. 240 produced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knaack |first=Marcelle Size |date=4 August 1978 |title=Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft, Volume 1; Post World War II Fighters (1945-1973) |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA057002.pdf |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=[[Defense Technical Information Center]] (DTIC.mil) |page=7 }}</ref>
;F-80B: USAF designation of P-80B.
;P-80R: Modification of XP-80B to racer.
;P-80C: '''162''' block 1-LO; '''75''' block 5-LO; '''561''' block 10-LO
;F-80C: USAF designation of P-80C; 128 F-80A modified to F-80C-11-LO with J-33-A-35 engine and ejection seat installed; fitted with {{convert|260|USgal|impgal l|abbr=on}} tiptanks; major P-80 production version.<ref name="Fitzimmons p.2319"/>
;RF-80C: 70 modified F-80A and F-80C, and six modified RF-80A, to RF-80C and RF-80C-11, respectively; upgraded photo recon plane.
;DF-80A: Designation given to number of F-80As converted into drone directors.
;QF-80A/QF-80C/QF-80F: Project Bad Boy F-80 conversions by Sperry Gyroscope to target drones. '''Q-8''' was initially proposed as designation for the QF-80.
;TP-80C: First designation for TF-80C trainer prototype.
;TF-80C: Prototype for T-33 (48-0356).
;TO-1/TV-1: U.S. Navy variant of F-80C; 49 block 1-LO and one block 5-LO aircraft transferred to USN in 1949; 16 initially went to U.S. Marine Corps.

===Derivatives===
;[[Lockheed T-33|Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star]]
Lockheed also produced a two-seat trainer variant with a longer fuselage, the '''T-33''', which remained in production until 1959 and was produced under license in Japan and Canada. The trainer was used by more than 20 countries. A total of 6,557 T-33s were built and some are still flying.

;[[Lockheed F-94 Starfire]]
Two TF-80Cs were modified as prototypes for the '''F-94 Starfire''', an all-weather fighter produced in three variants.