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Cold war challenge entry- F-104 Starfighter

297 Weirdoguymajig  4.1 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on MAHADI's COLD WAR Challenge [CLOSED]

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the Century Series of fighter aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF), it was developed into an all-weather multirole aircraft in the early 1960s and produced by several other nations, seeing widespread service outside the United States. After a series of interviews with Korean War fighter pilots in 1951, lead designer Kelly Johnson opted to reverse the trend of ever-larger and more complex fighters and produce a simple, lightweight aircraft with maximum altitude and climb performance. On 4 March 1954, the Lockheed XF-104 took to the skies for the first time, and on 26 February 1958 the production fighter was activated by the USAF. Only a few months later it was pressed into action during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, when it was deployed as a deterrent to Chinese MiG-15s and MiG-17s. Problems with the General Electric J79 engine and a preference for fighters with longer ranges and heavier payloads meant its service with the USAF was short lived, though it was reactivated for service during the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and the Vietnam War, when it flew over 5,000 combat sorties. While its time with the USAF was brief, the Starfighter found much more lasting success with other NATO and allied nations. In October 1958, West Germany selected the F-104 as its primary fighter aircraft. Canada soon followed, along with the Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, and Italy. The European nations formed a construction consortium that was the largest international manufacturing program in history to that point, though the Starfighter’s export success was marred in 1975 by the discovery of bribe payments made by Lockheed to many foreign military and political figures for securing purchase contracts. The Starfighter eventually flew with fifteen air forces but its poor safety record,

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor COLD WAR Challenge [CLOSED]
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 25.2ft (7.7m)
  • Length 59.2ft (18.0m)
  • Height 15.2ft (4.6m)
  • Empty Weight 14,668lbs (6,653kg)
  • Loaded Weight 37,627lbs (17,067kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.254
  • Wing Loading 249.2lbs/ft2 (1,216.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 151.0ft2 (14.0m2)
  • Drag Points 6378

Parts

  • Number of Parts 75
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 435
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    @Weirdoguymajig Thanks for entering!

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    I mean i didnt do good but it was fun😋@MAHADI

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    @Weirdoguymajig np

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    Thank you!!! @MAHADI

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    RATING

    Looks : 2/10 pts.
    Performance : 2/10 pts.
    Details : 1/10 pts.
    Weaponry : 5/10 pts.
    Functionality : 3/10 pts.
    Description : 1/10 pts.

    OVERALL RATING : 2.34/10

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    @Weirdoguymajig ok

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    @JCCNtechnologies here can u do a diff plane if mine or someone else because this plane is terrible

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    @Weirdoguymajig thanks

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    @JCCNtechnologies yes

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    Can you post a video of you shooting down a plane using your Starfighter, it is very hard I am trying my best but it is too hard to do it.

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    @Weirdoguymajig ok!

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    @JCCNtechnologies @JCCNtechnologies OMFG YES

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    Is it alright if I make a review video on this? I am reviewing 10 builds per video. You have been chosen to be one. Is it alright if I use it? Your plane will be in a link in the description.

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    26.3k Default4

    @Weirdoguymajig its really nice

    4.1 years ago
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    @russianspy yes i know i like the F-104s

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    26.3k Default4

    There are a LOT of F-104' on the site.

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    @russianspy what

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    26.3k Default4

    There is another

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