F-104 STARFIGHTER (LOCKHEED)

Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

Country of Origin: USA.
Similar Aircraft: F-5 Freedom Fighter, F/A-18 Hornet.
Crew: One.
Role: All-weather tactical strike, fighter, reconnaissance.
Armament: Cannon, bombs, missiles.
Dimensions: Length: 54 ft, 9 in (16.7 m). Span: 22 ft (6.7 m).

Wings: Mid-mounted, equally tapered, with a negative slant. Missiles or fuel tanks at the square tips.

Engine(s): One turbojet in midsection of body. Semicircular air intakes forward of the wings' leading edges.

Fuselage: Long and slender, thickens at the air intakes. Sharp-pointed nose. Bubble canopy.

Tail: Unequally tapered tail fin. About 1/3 of the fin overhangs the exhaust. Tail flats are equally tapered with square tips mounted high on the tail fin forming a "T".

Germany, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, Turkey.