Profiles of Flight - Lockheed F-104 Starfighter: Interceptor/ Strike/ Reconnaissance Fighter

Dave Windle,Martin W. Bowman

Profiles of Flight - Lockheed F-104 Starfighter: Interceptor/ Strike/ Reconnaissance Fighter
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 October 2011
Pages
88
ISBN
9781848844490

Profiles of Flight - Lockheed F-104 Starfighter: Interceptor/ Strike/ Reconnaissance Fighter

Dave Windle,Martin W. Bowman

The Starfighter was once described as ‘a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you’. It is one of the world’s fastest fighters with a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a service ceiling of 58,000 feet. First delivered to the USAF in 1958 it was also sold to the German, Greek, Italian, Turkish and Italian Air Forces. It could carry a variety of air to air and air to surface missiles and was powered by a single General Electric J79 turbojet that developed 17,900 lb of thrust with afterburner. The Italian Air Force continued to fly it into the 21st Century.This book contains the world famous colour profiles created by Dave Windle of the type in different operational modes, configurations and colour schemes. Martin Bowman has written detailed descriptions and photographs to create the perfect enthusiast’s reference.

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