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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | F-104 | |
| Designation: | F-104 | |
| Version: | C | |
| Nickname: | Starfighter | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Crew: | Pilot | |
Specifications
| Length: | 54' 8" | 16.6 m | |
| Height: | 13' 5" | 4.0 m | |
| Wingspan: | 21' 9" | 6.6 m | |
| Wingarea: | 196.1 sq ft | 18.2 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 12,760 lb | 5,788 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 19,470 lb | 8,831 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 27,853 lb | 12,634 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J79-GE-7 (A/B 15,800Lb/7,167Kg) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 10,000 lb | 4,536 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 850 miles | 1,370 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 510 mph | 821 km/h | 443 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,150 mph | 1,850 km/h | 1,000 kt |
| Climb: | 54,000 ft/min | 16,459 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 58,000 ft | 17,680 m | |
History
| Date | Subject | Event |
| 1959/12/14 | Capt. Joseph B. Jprdan, flying a Lockheed F-104C Starfighter set a new altitude record when he reached 103,395.5 ft over the Edwards AFB. Flight Test Center California.
During this flight, Capt. jordan reached 98,424 ft 930,000 m) in only 15 minutes 4.92 seconds. This was the first aircraft taking off on its own power to reach the 30,000 m and 100,000 ft altitudes.
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Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Arizona ANG - 161st ARG, Phoenix | Phoenix | Arizona |
| Blackbird Airpark | Palmdale | California |
| Holloman AFB | Holloman AFB | New Mexico |
| Keesler AFB Air Park | Keesler AFB | Mississippi |
| Luke AFB Air Park | Phoenix | Arizona |
| North Dakota ANG - 119th FG, Fargo | Fargo | North Dakota |
| Peterson Air & Space Museum | Peterson AFB | Colorado |
| Sheppard AFB Air Park | Sheppard AFB | Texas |
| South Carolina ANG - 169th FG, McEntire ANGB | Columbia | South Carolina |
| Tennessee ANG - 134th ARG, Knoxville | Knoxville | Tennessee |
| Tinker AFB Air Park | Tinker AFB | Oklahoma |
| Tyndall Air Park | Tyndall AFB | Florida |
| USAF History and Traditions Museum | San Antonio | Texas |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| Virginia Air and Space Center / Hampton History Center | Hampton | Virginia |
| Wings Over The Rockies Aviation & Space Museum | Denver | Colorado |
F-104C on display
Arizona ANG - 161st ARG, Phoenix | Blackbird Airpark | North Dakota ANG - 119th FG, Fargo | Peterson Air & Space Museum | |
Sheppard AFB Air Park | South Carolina ANG - 169th FG, McEntire ANGB | Tennessee ANG - 134th ARG, Knoxville | United States Air Force Museum | |
Virginia Air and Space Center / Hampton History Center | Wings Over The Rockies Aviation & Space Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| homer f. cole , UT | I would like to know if possible who the crew chief of f-104c aircraft 57-0925 was at udorn Thailand in 1966. 01/13/2016 @ 04:55 [ref: 69407] |
| Gary Green , AZ | 17 years working for Lockheed at Luke. training the German AF. on the F-104G....great plane ! 12/01/2013 @ 18:23 [ref: 68202] |
| AL BARKL Elko, NV | I WAS ENGINE TROUBLE SHOOTER ON THE104C & D MODELS AT GEORGE A. F.B. ALSO A CREW CHIEF AT LOCKHEED AT LUKE A.F.B. MY TAIL NO. WAS 3075 A TF104G. I KNEW PAPPY YOAKAM 09/15/2010 @ 13:58 [ref: 30145] |
| AL BARKL Elko, NV | I WAS ENGINE TROUBLE SHOOTER ON THE104C & D MODELS AT GEORGE A. F.B. ALSO A CREW CHIEF AT LOCKHEED AT LUKE A.F.B. MY TAIL NO. WAS 3075 A TF104G. I KNEW PAPPY YOAKAM 09/15/2010 @ 13:57 [ref: 30144] |
| joe , IL | try ebay or watch it for free on you tube,also on you tube watch star trek episode tomorrow is yesterday for more f104 clips.. 03/24/2010 @ 00:20 [ref: 25916] |
| Laura Yoakam Smith Surprise, AZ | My Dad was a Lockheed crew cheif. He was known as Pappy Yoakam when the 104 was at Luke AFB. Does anyone remember him? He is deceased now, but I remember all of his tales of the 104. 02/15/2010 @ 13:28 [ref: 25726] |
| hj , UT | for the movie try you tube,they have some good f 104 clips on there 12/16/2008 @ 21:30 [ref: 23258] |
| Jim Robilotta El Segundo, CA | The F-104A was the airplane I joined the Air Force to fly. My father, Joe, was crew chief on the Zipper with the 56th at Wright-Pat (58-60), numerous TDYs to the 337th (60-62)at Westover from his duty station at Stewart AFB, NY and with the 319th at Homestead (62-66). Unfortuntely for me the G was the only thing flying when I came on active duty and it went away pretty quickly. I am building a scale model of an A from the 319th days. Anyone our there remember if the wings were painted white on top back then? 10/08/2008 @ 11:17 [ref: 22808] |
| mike buteau , OR | I worked on F 104s at george AFB 1964 (Gun plumber) 09/16/2008 @ 09:30 [ref: 22689] |
| Tom Kennedy Yuma, AZ | I was in the 337th FIS out of Westover in 1958 thru 1960. Served under Lt Col James Jabara ... now desceased.
We went to a William Tell at Tyndall. Any pice or stories appreciated. Email me for my website. Other memorable events 1. National Air Show 2. Held prisoner in Canada after flying demo. 3. Qusmoy 4. William Tell roadrunner@aceweb.com 03/27/2008 @ 14:32 [ref: 20254] |
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