Decided to redo my F-104 because the previous one was garbage.
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.
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, especially in Luftwaffe service, brought it substantial criticism. The Germans lost 292 of 916 aircraft and 116 pilots from 1961 to 1989, its high accident rate earning it the nickname "the Widowmaker" from the German public. The final production version, the F-104S, was an all-weather interceptor built by Aeritalia for the Italian Air Force. It was retired from active service in 2004, though several F-104s remain in civilian operation with Florida-based Starfighters Inc.
Controls:
AG2: Jettison Fuel Tanks
AG6: Open Parachute
AG7: Extend Tail Hook
VTOL: Flaps
Trim: Adjust Trim
Other Variants and Liveries:
F-104G Royal Netherlands Air Force
F-104G Republic of China Air Force
F-104J Eiko Japan Air Self Defense Force
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 14.8ft (4.5m)
- Length 35.7ft (10.9m)
- Height 8.3ft (2.5m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 9,307lbs (4,221kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.922
- Wing Loading 48.8lbs/ft2 (238.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 190.7ft2 (17.7m2)
- Drag Points 911
Parts
- Number of Parts 458
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 1,378
your builds are so beautiful, I love thous liveries
@EngineerOtaku Maybe a translation issue. Usually when somebody ends a statement with "..., friend." They're being sarcastic and hostile.
Frick, i made the exakt same jet! (I mae the "A" verson though)
@EngineerOtaku I told WNP about it and he straight up said no he wouldn't do it
@EngineerOtaku Nope they don't wrap vertically it's really really stupid lol
@Inuyasha8215 Wait, they didn't? I thought it did wrap vertically but didn't wrap horizontally
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I'll have to test myself and see how it works again
@F104Deathtrap No need to be so aggressive. Also I tend to use 'friend' these days as a general...descriptor, I guess is the word. No different from saying 'dude,' 'ma'am,' etc.
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Again, don't need to seem so standoff-ish.
@EngineerOtaku I wasn't talking to you and we aren't acquainted
@Falkenwut Because the devs didn't add vertical curvature to the text part
Amazing work as always! Very good work on the logos!! Wonder why you're not using 1.11 text to reduce part count on the decals..
@F104Deathtrap Why not? Also you clearly updooted it, friend. Just pointing it out.
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You tried any of the 1.11 features for builds yet @Inuyasha8215?
Noice
why?!