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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | F-104 | |
| Designation: | F-104 | |
| Version: | B | |
| Nickname: | Starfighter | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Crew: | Instructor & Student | |
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: | 13,727 lb | 6,226 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 17,812 lb | 8,079 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 24,912 lb | 11,300 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J79-GE-3B (A/B 14,800Lb/6,713Kg) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 9,600 lb | 4,354 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 460 miles | 740 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 516 mph | 830 km/h | 448 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,145 mph | 1,842 km/h | 995 kt |
| Climb: | 64,500 ft/min | 19,660 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 64,795 ft | 19,750 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater | California |
| McClellan Aviation Museum | McClellan AFB | California |
F-104B on display
Castle Air Museum | McClellan Aviation Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Tom Marshall , FL | I was a part of the A team ( 538th ) at Larson and we were assigned two 104B which I had the pleasure of flying to Los Vegas in the back seat for a repair mission. Quit a thrill for a nineteen year old kid. 02/29/2012 @ 19:54 [ref: 53539] |
| Gene Stone , WA | I am looking for pictures of F-104's stationed at Larson AFB,Moses Lake WA. 538th F.I.S. 08/14/2008 @ 10:29 [ref: 22457] |
| Ray Meyer Sacramento, CA | The McClellan Aviation Museum has a new name and location. It is now the Aerospace Museum of California 3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan, CA. In Feb 2007, the Musuem held a grand openning for a 37,000 sq foot exhibition hall and a 3.5 acre paved air park. The new facilities are constructed on the former grass field where the aircraft were displayed since McClellan AFB closed. The Museum's web site is www.aerospacemuseumofcalifornia.org
06/20/2007 @ 21:56 [ref: 16900] |
| Chris Carey Sacramento, CA | The "F-104B" that you state is on display at the Castle Air Museum is not a "B" model but a "D" model. McClellan is the only California Aviation Museum to have a genuine "B" model in their collection (McClellan's ex-NASA F-104B, N819NA, is one of only 23 ever made) and it may be seen at the McClellan Aviation Museum Air Park in Sacramento, CA., on Century Series Row. The McClellan B model is known affectionately as "Howling Howland", due to its Starfighter J-79 engine's unique wailing sound (produced at certain exhaust vane settings). More may be learned about "Howling Howland" at the Aeolus Aerospace website: http://webslanset.com/aeolusaero . Another ex-NASA Starfighter (F-104N single-seater) may be viewed at the Estrella Air Museum near Paso Robles, CA. 08/14/2005 @ 19:55 [ref: 10995] |
| Ian Wallace Seattle, WA | I crewed F-104B 57-1302 while with the 538th FIS at what was then larson AFB, Moses Lake, Washington State. When the squadron was deactivated the bird went to the Tenessee ANG. I learned that it later perished in the hands of the Jordanian Air Force. I have some pictures of her at Larson AFB with the "nose art" that we put on her - just have to dig them out... 09/03/2001 @ 10:08 [ref: 3104] |
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