Redigerer Lockheed F-94 Starfire

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|navn=F-94 Starfire
|bilde=Lockheed_F-94C_Starfire_USAF.jpg
|bildetekst=En F-94C fra USAF
|type=Allværs [[jagerfly]]
|produsentnavn=[[Lockheed]]
|designetav=
|første-flyvning=[[1949]]
|introdusert=[[1950]]
|utfaset=[[1959]] ([[USAF]]), [[1960]] ([[ANG]])
|status=
|hovedbrukere=[[United States Air Force|USAF]]
|flerebrukere=[[Air National Guard]]
|produsert-mellomår=
|antall-produsert=
|enhetspris=US$ 196&nbsp;248 (F-94B) <br/>US$ 534&nbsp;073 (F-94C)
|forrigemodell=[[Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star|P-80 Shooting Star]]
|nestemodell=
}}
'''Lockheed F-94 Starfire''' var en [[Amerikas forente stater|amerikansk]] [[Jagerfly|avskjæringsjager]] til bruk i allslags vær. Det var den første jetdrevne allværs-jageren i tjeneste ved [[United States Air Force|USAF]].

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==Development==
Built to a [[1948 in aviation|1948]] [[USAF]] specification for a radar equipped interceptor to replace the aging [[Northrop]] [[P-61 Black Widow|F-61 Black Widow]] and North American [[F-82 Twin Mustang]], and specifically designed to counter the threat of the [[Soviet Union|USSR]]'s new [[Tupolev Tu-4]] bombers, the F-94 was derived from the '''TF-80C''' (later [[T-33]]) two-seat trainer version of the [[F-80 Shooting Star]], with guns, radar, and automatic fire control system added.

The fire control system was the [[Hughes E-1]], which incorporated an [[AN/APG-33]] radar (derived from the [[AN/APG-3]] which directed the [[Convair B-36]]'s tail guns) and a [[Sperry A-1C]] computing [[gunsight]]. The TF-80C fuselage was lengthened to hold the electronics and radar. Since the conversion seemed so simple, a contract was awarded to Lockheed in early [[1949 in aviation|1949]], with the first flight on [[16 April]] [[1949]].

The added weight of the electronic equipment soon dictated that a more powerful engine be fitted, the afterburning Allison J33-A-33 replacing the regular J-33. The F-94 was to be the first US production jet with an [[afterburner (engine)|afterburner]]. The combination of the new, larger engine and the electronics gear reduced the internal fuel capacity; removable tip tanks were added to compensate. 

The initial model was the '''F-94A'''. Its armament was four .50 cal (12.7 mm) [[M2 machine gun]]s mounted in the fuselage, with the muzzles exiting just behind the [[radome]]. Two 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs could also be carried, giving the aircraft a secondary [[fighter bomber]] role. One hundred nine were produced.

The subsequent '''F-94B''', which entered service in January [[1951 in aviation|1951]], had upgraded and more reliable electronics and engines, as well as a new [[Instrument Landing System|ILS]]. Three hundred fifty-six were built. 
A detachment was sent to [[Korea]], where it saw some combat in the [[Korean War]], shooting down four enemy fighters. Another detachment was the 59th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, (all-weather, night-fighter interceptor,) which was sent to Goose Bay, Labrador in November, 1952 and placed under the control of NEAC (North East Air Command.) One flight from the 59th FIS was kept at Thule Airbase to back up the DEW-Line (Distant Early warning Radar sites on Greenland.)
The F-94B remained in USAF service through [[1954 in aviation|1954]] before being transferred to the [[Air National Guard]]. In ANG service, some were modified with a pod under each wing for two additional .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns, bringing the total to eight.

The '''F-94C Starfire''' was significantly modified from the early F-94 variants; in fact, it was initially designated '''F-97''', but it was decided to treat it as just a new version of F-94. Initially USAF interest was lukewarm, so Lockheed funded development themselves. To improve performance, a totally new wing was fitted, much thinner than the previous one. The J33 engine was replaced by a more powerful [[Pratt & Whitney]] J48, a license-built version of the afterburning [[Rolls-Royce Tay]]. The fire control system was upgraded to the new [[Hughes E-5]] with AN/APG-40 radar in a much larger nose. The guns were removed, replaced with an all-rocket armament mounted in a ring around the nose radome.

The F-94C was the only variant to be officially named '''Starfire'''. With time, the entire F-94 family has come into the name.

The first production aircraft were delivered in July [[1951 in aviation|1951]], 387 examples being delivered before May [[1954 in aviation|1954]]. The largest problem discovered in service was that the nose-mounted rockets, while effective, blinded the crew with their smoke and fire. Mid-wing fuel and rocket pods were added, each holding twelve rockets. Most of the time, the nose rockets were not installed, and the midwing pod rockets were the sole armament.

An '''F-94D''' model was proposed as a [[fighter bomber]], with bombs and rockets under the wings. A single prototype was built, but the model was not accepted for production. The prototype was later used as a testbed for the [[M61 Vulcan]] 20mm cannon subsequently used on the [[F-104 Starfighter]] and many others.

The F-94C was retired from service in [[1959 in aviation|1959]], as newer and more capable interceptors entered service.
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== Spesifikasjoner (F-94C) ==

{| class="wikitable"
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! Tekniske data <ref>Balous, Miroslav. Lockheed F-94 Starfire. Letectví a kosmonautika. 1968, kull XLIV., tall 20, s. 35.</ref>
! 
|-
| Mannskap
| 2
|-
| Lengde
| 12,6 m 
|-
| Vingespenn
| 11,4 m
|-
| Høyde
| 3,8 m
|-
| Vingeareal
| 31,4 m² 
|-
| Vekt (uten last)
| 5 753 kg
|-
| Vekt (maksimalt)
| 12 250 kg 
|-
| Motor
| 1 × Pratt & Whitney J-48-P-5 eller P-5A  <br/>(1 × 38.9 kN med [[etterbrenner]])
|-
! Ytelser
! 
|-
| Maksimal hastighet
| 1 035 km/t
|-
| Marsjfart
| 940 km/t
|-
| Rekkevidde
| 2 560 km
|-
| Marsjhøyde
| 16 800 m
|-
| Klatrefart
| 47 m/s
|-
! Bevæpning
!
|-
| Missil
| 24 eller 48 × Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket, 70 mm
|- 
|}

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