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The F-104 Starfighter Was Called The “Widowmaker” For One Reason
The F-104 Starfighter was designed, in a time of increasing aircraft complexity and size, to be a straightforward, single-engine rocket ship, capable of intercepting and deterring during a period ...
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Chuck Yeager Loved The F-104 Starfighter. Everyone Else Hated It.
The F-104 Starfighter was not built for dogfights. In fact, Lockheed’s designers purposely sacrificed maneuverability for speed. Known as the “Widowmaker,” the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was ...
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What Are Century Series Jet Fighters & When Were They Built?
The broader family consists of some similarly legendary models that you might well recognize individually: The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, for instance, and the F-100 Super Saber. There are six ...
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Italian F-104 versions explained
Following the requests I received from aircraft enthusiasts and modelers, I’ve decided to prepare a specific article to describe differences and peculiarities of the various F-104 versions that ...
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Starfighters Space Advances StarLaunch Platform
Inc ("Starfighters" or the "Company"), the innovative aerospace company operating the world's only commercial fleet of flight-ready Lockheed F-104 Starfighter supersonic aircraft, flying out of ...
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'F-35 fighter jets may or may not have a 'kill switch', but buying US weapons is a security risk'
A Danish MP warns against buying F-35s from the US, citing security risks and possible US control, amid growing concerns over ...