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F-104 Starfighter

50.7k ChaMikey  7.8 years ago

I shall be uploading regular builds from now, have some fun and do requests while I'm at it, this is both an age old request and a regular build.

An Osean Air Defense Force Starfighter upgraded to meet OADF standards.

Instructions :

Act 1 : to drop tanks
Act 4 : for Afterburners

thats all really..

History! yeeees :

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which later became widely used as an attack aircraft. It was originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF), but became widely used by US Allies around the world, and produced by several other NATO nations. One of the Century Series of fighter aircraft, it was operated by the air forces of more than a dozen nations from 1958 to 2004. Its design team was led by Kelly Johnson, who went on to lead or contribute to the development of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and other Lockheed aircraft.[2]

The F-104 set numerous world records, including both airspeed and altitude records. Its success was marred by the Lockheed bribery scandals, in which Lockheed had given bribes to a considerable number of political and military figures in various nations in order to influence their judgment and secure several purchase contracts; this caused considerable political controversy in Europe and Japan.

The poor safety record of the Starfighter also brought the aircraft into the public eye, especially in German Air Force service. Fighter ace Erich Hartmann was forced to retire from the Luftwaffe due to his outspoken opposition to selection of the F-104.

The ultimate production version of the fighter model was the F-104S, an all-weather interceptor designed by Aeritalia for the Italian Air Force, and equipped with radar-guided AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. An advanced F-104 with a high-mounted wing, known as the CL-1200 Lancer, was considered but did not proceed past the mock-up stage.

In 2018 a privately owned Starfighter is scheduled to help launch a group of small "cubesat" satellites into low orbit by carrying the rocket aloft.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 3 airplane(s) +14 bonus
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 26.2ft (8.0m)
  • Length 58.3ft (17.8m)
  • Height 14.0ft (4.3m)
  • Empty Weight 16,416lbs (7,446kg)
  • Loaded Weight 32,844lbs (14,897kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.736
  • Wing Loading 54.2lbs/ft2 (264.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 605.7ft2 (56.3m2)
  • Drag Points 6258

Parts

  • Number of Parts 140
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 677
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    2,910 Liquidfox01

    How have i not seen this beautiful bird...
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    Does the color of the sky mean anything to you?

    6.3 years ago
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    30.4k soundwave

    @ChaMikey OK man

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    whoah didnt have connection for a week lol, I'll tag you all later, Thanks Everyone!

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @Liquidfox thanks man, good to be back :p

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @FrostAceSagitta yes it is! and yeah, de hype is realz

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @Treadmill103 hehe, not the best looking, but thanks!

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @BaconRoll lol, try looking at the weigh, airfoil, trim and lift, they should give a hint of the problem, and thanks man!

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @Potkuri yeah didnt check that bit ;-; but thanks man!

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @saturn28 thank you!

    7.8 years ago
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    Is this the first time F-104 appears in ACE Combat?

    7.8 years ago
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    3,012 JettStorm

    This is pretty cool. Ace Combat 7 HYPE!!

    7.8 years ago
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    That's one mighty fine looking deathtrap you've got there. It's too bad we can't mod the engines to get her to make that terrifying howl.

    7.8 years ago
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    30.4k soundwave

    AWESOME! I had to abandon my take on this since it kept on rolling to the left...

    7.8 years ago
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    3,178 Potkuri

    A cool plane! I wish the cockpit view was a bit more unobstructed, though.

    7.8 years ago
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    6,560 Sided_Ace

    Cool!

    7.8 years ago
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    148k Pilotmario

    I know, but apparently, Osea is a faction there.

    They're big fans of Ace Combat. @ChaMikey

    7.8 years ago
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    56.2k AviownCorp

    @ChaMikey welcome bro

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @EternalDarkness ayy danks man

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @Pilotmario and thanks dude!

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @Pilotmario na man, Osea is from Ace Combat

    7.8 years ago
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    148k Pilotmario

    Is this for the C&C roleplay? Oseans sound familiar.

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @Dllama4 awesome, cant wait to see man

    7.8 years ago
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    104k Dllama4

    Np! :)
    I'm building one too!

    7.8 years ago
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    17.2k TemDesBur

    @ChaMikey no problem bb

    7.8 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    @TemDesBur ayy bby thanks bruh

    7.8 years ago
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