F-104 Starfighter
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.
Specifications
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
How have i not seen this beautiful bird...
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Does the color of the sky mean anything to you?
@ChaMikey OK man
whoah didnt have connection for a week lol, I'll tag you all later, Thanks Everyone!
@Liquidfox thanks man, good to be back :p
@FrostAceSagitta yes it is! and yeah, de hype is realz
@Treadmill103 hehe, not the best looking, but thanks!
@BaconRoll lol, try looking at the weigh, airfoil, trim and lift, they should give a hint of the problem, and thanks man!
@Potkuri yeah didnt check that bit ;-; but thanks man!
@saturn28 thank you!
Is this the first time F-104 appears in ACE Combat?
This is pretty cool. Ace Combat 7 HYPE!!
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.
AWESOME! I had to abandon my take on this since it kept on rolling to the left...
A cool plane! I wish the cockpit view was a bit more unobstructed, though.
Cool!
I know, but apparently, Osea is a faction there.
They're big fans of Ace Combat. @ChaMikey
@ChaMikey welcome bro
@EternalDarkness ayy danks man
@Pilotmario and thanks dude!
@Pilotmario na man, Osea is from Ace Combat
Is this for the C&C roleplay? Oseans sound familiar.
@Dllama4 awesome, cant wait to see man
Np! :)
I'm building one too!
@ChaMikey no problem bb
@TemDesBur ayy bby thanks bruh