1956 - AF Shows Fastest Fighter
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In Canada, the CF-104 was referred to as the "Lawn dart" due to engine failure related crashes in the Arctic.
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It still looks fast 55 years later!
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It wasn't that bad. It was even possible to dead stick it in. (Landing with shut down engine).
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Coffin
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3 things amaze me with this fighter:
1 Incredible speed for the time.
2 Air intake directly behind used shells ecection.
3 2 wasn't corrected - rather the whole project was dumped.
Was there more weaknesses around this one that I'm not aware of?
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With a stall speed of 230mph, you just light the burners and keep them on until the wheels touch the ground. Any slower and you'll find out how a sleek looking aircraft can become an airborne brick.
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. By the way, not to put down the Germans. They are fine fighter pilots. The F-104 in the hands of a properly trained individual would fly to the edge and back of the flight envelope. The Germans did have a tendancy to fly it to the edge before getting to know the girl. She had the nickname of Widowmaker. You had to treat the lady with respect or she would kill you. Respect to Canada and Italy also. also the ejector seat was set up to shoot you down, not up.RIP low altitude. Ciao~!
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"Missle with a man in it"
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Era um grande fazedor de viuva.
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@cyberarmy007 little wing for that altitude must have been standing on its nose.
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I'm always amazed at how short the wings are on the F-104!
I'm also amazed at dumbasses, like the one below me.
dbviewer5 3 years ago 12
Indeed.....the F-104 was like nothing else developed in the 50's, a fantastic leap forward in supersonic flight. It did have a high accident rate because it was so unforgiving if a pilot exceeded the envelope. It's nicknames tell the tale, "Widowmaker....Ground Nail....Flying Coffin". It was still just so damn cool. Even by today's standards it's performance in speed/time to climb/altitude are impressive. Kelly Johnson and the Skunkworks must have been a great place to work in that era.
TheJomogogo 2 years ago