Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the "Century Series" of fighter aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF), it was developed into an all-weather multirole aircraft in the early 1960s and produced by several other nations, seeing widespread service outside the …

The F-104S was cleared for a higher maximum takeoff weight, allowing it to carry up to 7,500 lb (3,400 kg) of stores; other Starfighters had a maximum external load of 4,000 lb (1,814 kg). With four under wing drop tanks range was up to 780 mi (1,250 km).

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Feb 28, 2014 · First acquired in August 1956, F-104 Starfighter aircraft were the most versatile work-horses in what was then NASA Dryden’s stable of research and support aircraft, with 11 of them flying mostly research missions over the next 38 years.

From the YF-104A Lockheed build the F-104A aircraft. This aircraft (total of 153 build) was purely designed for air-superiority as a pure-Mach2 interceptor. The aircraft was powered by the General Electric J79-GE3B engine which was replaced in some aircraft late …

F-104B #819 was transferred to the Aerospace Museum of California in Sacramento, California on July 13, 1983. With a name like Starfighter, F-104s were destined to serve NASA in the extreme regime of high-speed flight research.

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter of the U.S. Air Force, its history, design, specifications, photographs, production numbers, and surviving aircraft.

May 23, 2021 · F-104B: This was a two seated version of the A model. It had the same power plant and overall dimensions. The two main differences were maximum takeoff weight and the Vulcan gun.

McClellan is the only California Aviation Museum to have a genuine "B" model in their collection (McClellan's ex-NASA F-104B, N819NA, is one of only 23 ever made) and it may be seen at the McClellan Aviation Museum Air Park in Sacramento, CA., on Century Series Row.

The F-104B (company Model 283-93-03) was a two-seat, dual-control, combat trainer version of the F-104A. A second seat was provided underneath an extended canopy, with each crewmember being provided with a separate hatch which opened to the left.