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Flight test files: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter – mastering the aerodynamics of the razor-thin wing
When the first preproduction YF-104A (55-2961) arrived at the High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards in August 1956, it did not arrive as a combat aircraft. It came to prove that speed could be studied ...
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Italy flew the F-104 for 42 years - and pushed the Starfighter past Mach 2.2
Italy turned Lockheed's F-104 into its longest-serving national fighter, operating Starfighters for an extraordinary 42 years. The Italian-built F-104S gained a more powerful J79 engine, radar-guided ...
Six of the US Air Force’s most iconic aircraft were featured in the 1983 film The Right Stuff—each of which played a role in advancing America’s exploration of space. What You Need to Know: The ...
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