Shooting Star 2 Specifications
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Primary Function
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Rapid Transport
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Contractor
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Andrews Aviation Skunkworks, Alkali
Lake, Nevada
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Crew
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Two (Pilot, Navigator)
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Powerplant
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Two Knight Industries K-58 axial-flow turbojets with afterburners,
each producing 32,500 pounds of thrust
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Chassis
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Tritanium-reinforced duraluminum
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Dimensions
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Length
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107.4 feet (32.73 m)
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Wingspan
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55.6 feet (16.94 m)
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Height
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18.5 feet (5.63 m)
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Weights
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Empty: 23,100 pounds (10,500 kg)
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Maximum Takeoff: 140,000 pounds (52,250 kg) -- gross
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Performance
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Speed
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over Mach 3.2 / 2,000 mph (3,200 kph)
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Ceiling
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over 85,000 feet (26,000 m)
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Range
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over 4000 miles (6400 km) unrefueled
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Armament
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N/A
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The Shooting Star 2 is custom-built jet constructed
by the famous Andrews Aviation Skunkworks in Nevada for the Watchstar
team. The jet is a replacement for the original Shooting Star,
which was destroyed in action over Transasia.
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