F-104D Starfighter - Valparaiso, FL
N 30° 27.949 W 086° 33.629
16R E 542191 N 3370485
F-104D S/N 57-1331 was one of only 21 produced for use by the USAF. It was last flown by the Air Forc Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, CA, where it was used to fly chase on the X-15 project.
Waymark Code: WMH070
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2013
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The F-104 Star Fighter was a high-performance day and night fighter powered by an axial-flow, turbojet engine with afterburner. F-104A and C are single place aircraft, built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, designed to cruise at high subsonic speeds and for combat at high supersonic speeds. Notable features of the aircraft include extremely thin flight surfaces, short straight wings with negative dihedral, irreversible hydraulically powered ailerons, and a controllable horizontal stabilizer. The wings, with leading and trailing edge flaps, have a boundary layer control system which is used in conjunction with the trailing edge flap to reduce landing speeds. A drag chute was installed to reduce the landing distances.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): F-104D Starfighter
Tail Number: (S/N): 57-1331
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): USAF Armament Museum
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
The plane is one of 25 located outside the USAF Armament Museum just off Eglin AFB. There is no fence around the museum so the outdoor planes are accessible every day.
Other Information:: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
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