Stargate YT-33

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YT-33
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Stargate, Inc
StatusProduction completed (1994)
Number builtOne
Developed from Lockheed T-33
Windstar YF-80

The Stargate YT-33 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and intended to be produced by Stargate, Inc of McMinnville, Oregon, introduced in 1994. The aircraft is a 2/3 scale replica of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer. [1]

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Listed as "under development" in 1998, the YT-33 was planned to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction, but it is unlikely any kits were ever shipped. [1]

Design and development

The YT-33 features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single jet engine. [1]

The aircraft is made from composite material. Its 26.67 ft (8.1 m) span wing has a wing area of 110.0 sq ft (10.22 m2). The prototype uses a 880 lb (400 kg) thrust Turbomeca Marboré IIC jet powerplant. [1] [2]

The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 2,205 lb (1,000 kg) and a gross weight of 2,920 lb (1,320 kg), giving a useful load of 715 lb (324 kg). The aircraft has a fuel capacity of 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal) or 1,358 lb (616 kg) of Jet-A. [1]

The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off distance is 2,000 ft (610 m) and the landing roll is 3,000 ft (914 m). [1]

The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the proposed kit to be 3000 hours. [1]

Operational history

By 1998 the company reported that one aircraft had been completed and was flying. [1]

On 18 April 2018 the one example that had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration was de-registered and the aircraft may not exist any more. [2]

Specifications (YT-33)

Data from AeroCrafter [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 359. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  2. 1 2 Federal Aviation Administration (July 22, 2022). "N-Number Inquiry Results - N91SH" . Retrieved July 22, 2022.