The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic interceptor which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War.

Mar 1, 2024 · The story of the F-104 begins in the skies over Korea, where U.S. pilots in F-86 Sabres battled MiG-15s. The Cold War-era fighter jet demonstrated that speed isn’t everything.

AIRCRAFT: Length: 54 ft. 8 in. (16.66 m.) (without pitot boom) Wingspan: 22 ft. 0 in. (6.70 m.) Height: 13 ft. 6 in. (4.12 m.) Empty weight: 13,865 lbs. (6,267 Kg.)

One M61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon with 6 rotating barrels, 725 rounds. The M61A1 gun was originally developed for this aircraft. The rate of fire is 6000 rounds per minute. The F-104G …

Dec 12, 2023 · Now, the F-104 suddenly has the least amount of flight hours per fatality. With the initial data on “Destroyed Airframes versus Aircrew Deaths” were lower for the Starfighter, one …

Often called “the rocket with a man in it,” the F-104 was the first operational aircraft to sustain Mach 2 speed in flight. It suffered from short range, obsolete avionics, high landing speed...

There is a great sequence of the F-104 closing in to fire missiles at the star ship USS Enterprise flying in very low orbit. Check it out!

Jul 29, 2013 · When the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter first flew in 1954, it was a state of the art interceptor capable of achieving speeds in access of Mach 1 or the speed of sound.

May 23, 2021 · First USAF fighter to fly above Mach 2, the F-104 Starfighter made its appearance in the 1950s when it was decided to replace the still airworthy F-100 Super Sabre with a fighter …

At least three F-104s are now flown by private owners in the USA, and several more are under restoration.