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CF-104 Starfighter Canadian Armed Forces, 439sq, Tiger Meet, 1972
General Background
The F-104 Starfighter was an military aircraft with revolutionary designs. It had short razor-sharp wings and was the first aircraft to be able to maintain Mach 2 not just in short bursts. This extremely high speed earned the plane the nickname "The Missile With A Man In It". Because of financial considerations 15 or more countries purchased the F-104. The Starfighter flew with the USAF in 1958 and the last airplane was decommissioned in Italy in 2004.
The Aircraft
The CF-104 was primarily used for low-level strike and reconnaissance purpose with the capability of carrying nuclear weapons. The "104770" Starfighter of 439 Suqadron represented the RCAF to attend the 1972 NATO "Tiger Meet" hosted by France's EC 1/12 in Cambrai.The same aircraft was used in 1973 and 1975 with slightly different dressings.
Specifications :
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed |
| Designation: | F-104G Starfighter |
| Crew: | 1 (pilot) |
| Length: | 16.66 M. |
| Height: | 4.09 M |
| Wingspan: | 6.63 M |
| Wing Area: | 18.22 Sq. M |
| Empty weight: | 6345 Kg. |
| Gross weight: | 9362 Kg. |
| Max. weight: | 13171 Kg |
| Range: | 1754 Km |
| Cruise Speed: | 821 km/h |
| Max. Speed: | 1844 km/h |
| Climb: | 14,630 M/min |
| Ceiling: | 15240 M. |
| Wing loading: | 563kg/m2 |
| Powerplant: | 1General Electric J-79-GE-11A (A/B 7,067 Kg.) |
| Thrust: | 4356 Kg |