Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

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The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a Cold War-era American supersonic interceptor and fighter aircraft known for its distinctive slender design, high speed, and controversial international sales history.

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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter canonical 10
F-104 Starfighter 5
F-104A 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
interceptor aircraft
jet aircraft
military aircraft
supersonic aircraft
allianceUse NATO
armament AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
bombs
rocket pods
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Vietnam War
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 1
designer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson
engineType afterburning turbojet
enteredServiceWith United States Air Force
era Cold War
firstFlightDate 1954-02-07
fuselageShape slender
height 4.11 m
introduced 1958
landingGear tricycle landing gear
length 16.66 m
manufacturer Lockheed
maximumSpeed Mach 2.0
approximately 2,135 km/h at altitude
natoReportingName Starfighter
nicknamed The Missile With a Man in It
notableFor controversial export and bribery scandals
high accident rate in some air forces
numberBuilt more than 2,500
powerplant General Electric J79
primaryUsers Belgian Air Force
Italian Air Force
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Luftwaffe
linked to: German Air Force

Republic of China Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Danish Air Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Spanish Air Force
Turkish Air Force
United States Air Force
productionPeriod 1958–1983
range approximately 1,630 km
record world altitude record in the 1950s
world speed record in the 1950s
retired 2004
role fighter-bomber
interceptor
serviceCeiling approximately 58,000 ft
tailConfiguration T-tail
variant CF-104
F-104A
F-104B
F-104C
F-104D
F-104G
F-104S
TF-104G
wingConfiguration short trapezoidal wings
wingspan 6.36 m

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Lockheed bribery scandals involves Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace hasExhibit Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Pete Knight aircraftFlown F-104 Starfighter
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter variant F-104A
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter variant F-104B
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter variant F-104C
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter variant F-104D
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter variant F-104G
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter variant F-104S
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Kelly Johnson notableWork Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Kelly Johnson designed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson designed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Clarence Johnson notableWork Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Jacqueline Cochran notableAircraftFlown Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
AIM-7 Sparrow platform F-104 Starfighter
subject linked to: AIM-7 Sparrow missiles
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Century Series fighters includesAircraft F-104 Starfighter
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William J. Knight aircraftFlown F-104 Starfighter
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Lockheed Aircraft Company developed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
New England Air Museum notableExhibit F-104 Starfighter
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Tactical Air Force Wing 31 "Boelcke" operatedAircraft Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Nörvenich Air Base previousPrimaryAircraft Lockheed F-104 Starfighter