F-104 !!

[Furball]

i wouldnt say either were particularly attractive

just sounds like the Lightning and F-104 were designed to do similar jobs.

[nuchpatrick]

The F-104 does what the Lighting did with only 1 motor.. and had a bit more range and less weight.


F- 104
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 21.94 ft.
Length: 54.77 ft.
Height: 13.49 ft.
Tread: 8.79 ft.
Weight: 19,800 lbs. gross takeoff wt. with no external load (includes full internal fuel, 725 rounds of ammunition and pilot).
Armament: Basic armament consists of two AIM-9B air-to-air guided missiles, carried one on each wing tip in place of the tip tanks. Aircraft also incorporates a M61 20mm electrically operated gun located on the lower left side of the forward fuselage. Its ammunition supply of 725 rounds is fired at an average rate of 4000 rounds per minute.
Engine: One General Electric J79-GE-7A of 15,800 lbs. static sea-level thrust with afterburner.
Crew: One

PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 1,320 mph. (Mach 2)
cruising Speed: 575 mph.
Range: 1,250 miles
Service Ceiling: 58,000 ft.

[kevykev56]

Story of the XB-70 taken down by an F-104 during a test flight. Interesting and sad story.


Mid-Air

[Curval]

Originally posted by kevykev56
Story of the XB-70 taken down by an F-104 during a test flight. Interesting and sad story.


Mid-Air

Sad story indeed.

Tell me though, am I freaking out or does it say "A Special Welcome to Our Visitors from Hamilton, Bermuda" at the top of the site?  Is that because my IP comes from here or something?

[Airscrew]

Originally posted by Curval
Sad story indeed.

Tell me though, am I freaking out or does it say "A Special Welcome to Our Visitors from Hamilton, Bermuda" at the top of the site?  Is that because my IP comes from here or something?

Must be Curv,  I clicked the link and its says  special welcome to our vistors from austin Tx

[Skuzzy]

It is deriving that information based on the ARIN database.  No biggie and can be quite wrong as well.

[tapakeg]

For those of you who fly FS2004, Captain Sim's F-104 is OUTSTANDING.  That booger will definitely challenge your flight sim abilities.  Every second you are in it, it is trying to kill you.

Members of the DHBG are currently flying the 104's around the world in real time, real weather.  

Here is our map
DHBG World Tour

and some pics of the 104

Pics

This is by far the best add-on available hands down.

VERY CHALLENGING!!!!!

Tapakeg

[Wolfala]

Originally posted by Skuzzy
It is deriving that information based on the ARIN database.  No biggie and can be quite wrong as well.

Hell i'm in the south bay area and it says "Hello New York"

Granted i'm from New York, but wrong - hell yes.

[Airscrew]

Originally posted by Wolfala
Hell i'm in the south bay area and it says "Hello New York"

Granted i'm from New York, but wrong - hell yes.

maybe its software is sofisticated enough to read your mind and determine you're actually from New York   ,  your not wearing the tin foil hat are you

[Schwein]

Originally posted by RTR
Not meant to be a criticism, there wasn't an aircraft in the world that could do what the 104 did during its time.

cheers,
RTR

There were many aircraft that could do what the F-104 did “in its time” (unless “its time” was just 1958). They all had a top speed of Mach 2+. I’ve listed them in order of my personal preference.

#1 (by far)
F-4 Phantom II – in operational service 1960


#2
Mirage III – in operational service 1960


#3
Mig-21F – in operational service 1959


#4
SAAB J35 Draken – in operational service 1959


#5
F-104A Starfighter – in operational service 1958


#6
F-106A Delta Dart – in operational service 1959


#7
BAC Lightning F. Mk.. I – in operational service 1960



The F-104 is undoubtedly the most beautiful though.