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NOTE: RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
The first aircraft to hold concurrent records for maximum velocity, highest flight, and time to altitude was the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.
Based on pilot experience during the Korean War, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was originally intended as a fast climbing interceptor aircraft. It saw limited service in that role and as a fighter-bomber with the United States Air Force where it served in the Vietnam War.
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was produced as both a fighter/bomber and as an interceptor.
Perhaps the most distinctive feature of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft were the short, thin wings. With a maximum thickness of only 4”, the leading edge of the wing was so sharp it needed a safety cover to protect ground crews.
A Lockheed F-104 Starfighter prototype first flew on March 4, 1954 with deployment in the USAF in Feb. 1958. There were 2,579 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft produced through 1979 of which only about 300 went to the U. S. A. F.
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$1.471 million
interceptor/bomber
one
GE J79-GE-11A
1 x 18,000 lbs.
14,082 lbs.
30,780 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
1 x 20 mm.
4 x air-to-air
54' 9"
21' 11"
520 mph
1,450 mph
196 mph
2,700 feet
55,000 fpm
64,800 feet
1,200 miles
3/4/54
1958
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Radio Control Airplane
RC Airplane from Parkjets plans.
Radio Control Airplanes:
Pictured above is the 1/9 scale Lockheed F-104 Starfighter RC Airplane park flyer pusher prop made of foam from Parkjets.com plans.
HET has a ARF Lockheed F-104 Starfighter radio control airplane with a fiberglass fuselage and balsa over foam wings shown in the first picture below. The RC Airplane has a 45 1/2" length and 26" wing span. The radio control airplane is made to fly with a brushless 480 size EDF unit.
Stumax Aircraft has a F-104 slope soarer radio control airplane featuring a molded glass fuselage, balsa over foam wings, a 52" length and a 38" wingspan. This RC Airplane is for winds of over 15 mph and for advanced radio control airplane flyers only.
ICARE has a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter radio control airplane with a 26” wing span and a 45.5” length. The RC Airplane features a fiberglass fuselage and sheeted foam wings. Power for the radio control airplane is by a Mega 16/15/2 or equivalent motor driving a EDF 6904 or a Wemotec Mini Fan.
Green Air Design has a rc F-104 airplane kit made from Depron foam. The radio control airplane has a wing span of 20" including tip tanks and a length of 36". The RC-104 airplane is powered by a 400 size brushless motor driving a pusher prop. All up weight of the radio control airplane is 18 oz.
If you are looking for a large Lockheed F-104 Starfighter RC Airplane, check out the kit from Philip Avonds. The beautiful radio control airplane, in the second and third pictures below, built by Hans Van Dongen, is 1/7 scale. Wing span of the RC Airplane is 44” and length is 94”. You can power the radio control airplane with 12 to 27 lb. thrust turbines. All up weight of the RC Airplane will be around 16.5 lbs.
Do you know of any kits, ARF's or plans for a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter radio control airplane?
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RC Airplane from HET.
Radio Control Airplane
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RC Airplane from a Philip Avonds kit.
Radio Control Airplane
Hans Van Dongen and his RC Airplane.
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