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Offline nuchpatrick

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« on: March 13, 2006, 01:36:11 PM »
I was at the TICO air show this past weekend.. I couldn't believe what I hear was going to be flying but not only a F-86 but a one of kind a working & flying F-104 Star Fighter! I have a crappy sony digital camera which isn't good for long range stuff I'll post some shots later..

Seems that the owner is planning on 2 more aircraft to do a full air demo team! All I can say is SWEET!!!  
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Heres the website for the F-104..

http://www.starfighters.net/index.html

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« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2006, 01:52:09 PM »
That is very cool :)

My Father spent quite a bit of time with the CF-104 when he was in the airforce. I as well spent a small time with it before we re-equipped with the CF-18.

Nothing sounds like a 104. It's a sound I will always remember.

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« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2006, 02:49:30 PM »
Beautiful!

Silver arrow with wingstubs. :)

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« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2006, 02:52:29 PM »
I love the F-104 (thus the avatar).  They make a very distinctive sound.

If you surf patrick's avaition, there are some nice movies from Italy's Air Force who just retired them.

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« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2006, 02:58:17 PM »
Our first 13 came to Norway in 1963 with the carrier USS Croatan. One of them were taken out of the museum in 2002 to become airworthy again. It does shows now I belive.

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« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2006, 03:24:29 PM »
Some old photos of them in service here












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« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2006, 03:28:58 PM »
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Our first 13 came to Norway in 1963 with the carrier USS Croatan. One of them were taken out of the museum in 2002 to become airworthy again. It does shows now I belive.


I'm something of a carrier buff.. never heard of that one! I'm assuming they came over as 'cargo'.. even so, would be one heluva neat pic to have a shot of an Essex Class with a Starfighter on deck!

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/cv-list1.html
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« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2006, 03:33:09 PM »
what a stupid looking plane, why didnt they design it with wings?
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« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2006, 03:35:48 PM »
Yeah those stub wings would cut a guy too..  The old guy that works for was a jet engine tech in the 50's-60's. They would put covers on the ends of the wings so people wouldn't get cut by them.

He's got some great storys..

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« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2006, 03:37:58 PM »
i read somewhere that the wings were so sharp that they needed covers to protect the engineers:eek: :O

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« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2006, 03:38:37 PM »
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Originally posted by nuchpatrick
Yeah those stub wings would cut a guy too..  The old guy that works for was a jet engine tech in the 50's-60's. They would put covers on the ends of the wings so people wouldn't get cut by them.

He's got some great storys..


bastige you beat me to it!:p

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« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2006, 03:39:04 PM »
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Yeah those stub wings would cut a guy too..  The old guy that works for was a jet engine tech in the 50's-60's. They would put covers on the ends of the wings so people wouldn't get cut by them.

He's got some great storys..


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i read somewhere that the wings were so sharp that they needed covers to protect the engineers:eek: :O


OMG!!!! i read the same thing... i have no idea where i read it though???!?!!!?!!?! :confused: :confused:
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« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2006, 03:40:44 PM »
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what a stupid looking plane, why didnt they design it with wings?
Later on, Kelly Johnson did add wings to the plane.  You would have known it as the U2.
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« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2006, 03:41:58 PM »
admit it poo, you just wanted us to think you knew that already :)
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« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2006, 03:51:21 PM »
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admit it poo, you just wanted us to think you knew that already :)
:rofl :p