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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Starfighter canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO reporting name
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aircraft nickname ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ interceptor aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
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air-to-air missiles ⓘ bombs ⓘ |
| configuration | single-engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designBureau | Lockheed Skunk Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Clarence "Kelly" Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | General Electric J79 turbojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredNATOService | late 1950s ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1954-02-07 ⓘ |
| firstOperator | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInService | 1958 ⓘ |
| lastMajorOperatorRetirement | 2004 (Italian Air Force) ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over Mach 2 ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Starfighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
sleek fuselage design
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small thin wings ⓘ very high wing loading ⓘ |
| operator |
Belgium
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | interceptor ⓘ |
| refersTo | Lockheed F-104 Starfighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromMostOperators | 1980s ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSAFService | 1960s ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | fighter-bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | over 50,000 ft ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defense
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ground attack ⓘ reconnaissance (in some variants) ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | short-span trapezoidal wing ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.