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Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (Luftwaffe)

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AG1 AG2 AG3:
throw extra fuel tanks
VTOL: Flaps

HISTORY:
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was an interceptor, supersonic, high-performance monomotor fighter, originally developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) by the company Lockheed, and then also manufactured in other countries under license. It served with the USAF from 1958 to 1969, and continued in service with units of the National Air Guard until it was retired in 1975. NASA also operated with a small mixed fleet of different versions of the F-104 for supersonic flight tests and programs. of space flight until 1994.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 34.1ft (10.4m)
  • Length 70.2ft (21.4m)
  • Height 18.3ft (5.6m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 36,747lbs (16,668kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.917
  • Wing Loading 19.1lbs/ft2 (93.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,928.8ft2 (179.2m2)
  • Drag Points 12500

Parts

  • Number of Parts 398
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 1,490