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RF-104G Starfighter No. 5632, ROCAF, 13th Jan 1967
General Background
The F-104 Starfighter was the first aircraft to be able to maintain Mach 2 not just in short bursts. The Starfighter shattered speed and rate of climb records that still are impressive today. This extremely high speed earned the plane the nickname “The Missile With A Man In It”. The F-104 was operated by approximately 15 countries. The Starfighter first flew with the USAF in 1958 and the last airplane was decommissioned in Italy in 2004.
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 |