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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lockheed F-104 Starfighter canonical | 10 |
| F-104 Starfighter | 5 |
| F-104A | 1 |
| F-104B | 1 |
| F-104C | 1 |
| F-104D | 1 |
| F-104G | 1 |
| F-104S | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
interceptor aircraft ⓘ jet aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ |
| allianceUse | NATO ⓘ |
| armament |
AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles
ⓘ
surface form:
AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Aircraft Company
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Aeronautica Militare ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Air Force
Japan Air Self-Defense Force ⓘ German Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Luftwaffe
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
ⓘ
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-104A
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-104B
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-104C
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-104D
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-104G
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-104S
TF-104G ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | short trapezoidal wings ⓘ |
| wingspan | 6.36 m ⓘ |
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F-104 Starfighter
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F-104A
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F-104B
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F-104C
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F-104D
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F-104G
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F-104S
subject surface form:
AIM-7 Sparrow
this entity surface form:
F-104 Starfighter
this entity surface form:
F-104 Starfighter
this entity surface form:
F-104 Starfighter
subject surface form:
New England Air Museum
this entity surface form:
F-104 Starfighter