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F-104 Starfighter

367 S3b4s7ian  7.9 years ago

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF). One of the Century Series of aircraft, it was operated by the air forces of more than a dozen nations from 1958 to 2004.
A total of 2,578 Starfighters were produced, mostly by NATO members.[4] A set of modifications produced the F-104G model, which won a NATO competition for a new fighter-bomber. Several two-seat trainer versions were also produced, the most numerous being the TF-104G. The ultimate production version of the fighter model was the F-104S, an all-weather interceptor designed by Aeritalia for the Italian Air Force, and equipped with radar-guided AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. An advanced F-104 with a high-mounted wing, known as the CL-1200 Lancer, did not proceed past the mock-up stage.
The poor safety record of the Starfighter brought the aircraft into the public eye, especially in German Air Force service. Fighter ace Erich Hartmann famously was retired from the Luftwaffe because of his protests against having to deploy the unsafe F-104s. The F-104 was also at the center of the Lockheed bribery scandals, in which Lockheed had given bribes to a considerable number of political and military figures in various nations in order to influence their judgment and secure several purchase contracts; this caused considerable political controversy in Europe and Japan.

I know it got some problems,but I just couldn't fix them,hope you like it! It was a hard plane to build,and I even abandoned the project once due lack of experience.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 3 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 32.2ft (9.8m)
  • Length 59.7ft (18.2m)
  • Height 17.6ft (5.4m)
  • Empty Weight 14,831lbs (6,727kg)
  • Loaded Weight 24,008lbs (10,890kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.404
  • Wing Loading 54.0lbs/ft2 (263.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 444.9ft2 (41.3m2)
  • Drag Points 5507

Parts

  • Number of Parts 163
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 556
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    367 S3b4s7ian

    @AudioDud3 feel free do to it better

    7.7 years ago
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    @S3b4s7ian no problem. Exceptional quality for a white user.

    7.9 years ago
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    367 S3b4s7ian

    @ShrimpRex ty

    7.9 years ago
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    367 S3b4s7ian

    @EternalDarkness thanks!

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    367 S3b4s7ian

    @ShrimpRex I know,I said that below,I spend a few hours trying to fix it,because it was not even flying,I am sorry.

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    18.4k Teus

    Absolutely beautiful! With this quality you'll be silver in notime!

    7.9 years ago
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    1,362 ShrimpRex

    It's a little unstable and has some problems getting up to speed, but the design is amazing!

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    Nice work. You got yourself a follower.

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    1,362 ShrimpRex

    Good job there

    7.9 years ago