Starfighter

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Starfighter is the NATO reporting name for the Lockheed F-104, a supersonic Cold War-era interceptor and fighter aircraft known for its sleek design and high speed.

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Starfighter canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NATO reporting name ⓘ
aircraft nickname ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
interceptor aircraft ⓘ
supersonic aircraft ⓘ
armament M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon ⓘ
air-to-air missiles ⓘ
bombs ⓘ
configuration single-engine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designBureau Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
designedBy Clarence "Kelly" Johnson ⓘ
engineType General Electric J79 turbojet ⓘ
enteredNATOService late 1950s ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1954-02-07 ⓘ
firstOperator United States Air Force ⓘ
introducedInService 1958 ⓘ
lastMajorOperatorRetirement 2004 (Italian Air Force) ⓘ
manufacturer Lockheed Aircraft Corporation ⓘ
maximumSpeed over Mach 2 ⓘ
natoReportingName Starfighter ⓘ
notableFeature sleek fuselage design ⓘ
small thin wings ⓘ
very high wing loading ⓘ
operator Belgium ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Taiwan ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ
primaryRole interceptor ⓘ
refersTo Lockheed F-104 Starfighter ⓘ
retiredFromMostOperators 1980s ⓘ
retiredFromUSAFService 1960s ⓘ
secondaryRole fighter-bomber ⓘ
serviceCeiling over 50,000 ft ⓘ
tailConfiguration T-tail ⓘ
usedFor air defense ⓘ
ground attack ⓘ
reconnaissance (in some variants) ⓘ
wingConfiguration short-span trapezoidal wing ⓘ

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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter → natoReportingName → Starfighter ⓘ
subject linked to: Starfighter