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F-104 G Starfighter04060-0389 2008 BY REVELL GmbH & CO. KGPRINTED IN GERMANYF-104 G StarfighterF-104 G StarfighterAs the first MiG-15 met aircraft of the UN Allies over Korea in November 1950 and the F-86 Sabre could only just assert itself, the US Air Force called for a light, single seat day inter-ceptor with far superior flight performance. Under the direction of its vice president and chiefengineer Clarence L. Kelly Johnson Lockheed developed an unarmed experimental aircraftXF-104 Starfighter , which undertook its maiden flight on 4 March 1954 The first production version F104A with a six barrel 20mm Gatling gun and AIM-9B- Sidewinder missiles, proved itself with a sensational flight performance.

F-104G Starfighter F-104G Starfighter As the first MiG-15 met aircraft of the UN Allies over Korea in November 1950 and the F-86 “Sabre” could only just assert itself, the US Air Force called for a light, single seat day inter-

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1 F-104 G Starfighter04060-0389 2008 BY REVELL GmbH & CO. KGPRINTED IN GERMANYF-104 G StarfighterF-104 G StarfighterAs the first MiG-15 met aircraft of the UN Allies over Korea in November 1950 and the F-86 Sabre could only just assert itself, the US Air Force called for a light, single seat day inter-ceptor with far superior flight performance. Under the direction of its vice president and chiefengineer Clarence L. Kelly Johnson Lockheed developed an unarmed experimental aircraftXF-104 Starfighter , which undertook its maiden flight on 4 March 1954 The first production version F104A with a six barrel 20mm Gatling gun and AIM-9B- Sidewinder missiles, proved itself with a sensational flight performance.

2 Inside minute sthese aircraft climbed to 25000m, (75000ft) and reached Mach 2 without any problems. Theybroke many world records. The first F-104A Fighter Squadron of the USAF was Combat Readyin February 1958. After a number of accidents caused by engine problems the USAF reducedits original order from 722 to 296 aircraft of the improved F-104C version. Between 1965 and1967 Starfighter flew more than 8200 missions over Vietnam. Nine aircraft were lost. The F- 104g (G stands for Germany) was the first aircraft built under license in the Federal Republicof Germany for the German Air Force.

3 On 6 November 1958 the decision was taken to pro-cure more than 900 aircraft. The aircraft should be employable as an all-weather fighter-bomber, interceptor, reconnaissance and maritime attack aircraft. That apart the aircraftshould also have good low flying characteristics and be equipped with correspondingly goodmulti-purpose radar. Lockheed therefore had to considerably re-design the initial F-104C. InMay 1961 the first F-104F (two seat trainer) and F- 104g were delivered to Germany. OtherNATO partners and Canada also decided on the F- 104g , or there country specific variants.

4 InEurope a wide ranging building program evolved which periodically employed more than100,000 people and thereby helped the Federal German Aviation Industry to again achievecompetitiveness. As early as 1959 the Messerschmitt Company began building a central finalassembly line with ground and flight testing in Manching. When production ceased in 1979,the Starfighter was the most widely used Mach-2 Fighter aircraft in the NATO Alliance. The J-79 engine in the F-104 was originally developed by General Electric and was the first singleshaft high pressure axial turbine with adjustable inlet guide vanes and an afterburner in theUSA.

5 With its variable exhaust nozzle the J-79 developed a maximum thrust rate increase veryquickly which led to a significant improvement in flight performance and safety. A total of1228 J79-11A engines were built under license in Germany, Italy and Belgium for the Europeanbuilt F-104. Fighter-bomber Wing 31 Boelcke in Noervenich received the first new were followed by 11 further Wings of the Airforce and Navy. In the first seven years 90aircraft crashed. Up to its end of service this number increased to 292, whereby 108 pilots mettheir death. This aircraft design was therefore for many years the centre point of controver-sial discussions within the Luftwaffe and especially throughout the media.

6 More than 2000pilots were trained on the Starfighter . The last F- 104g was officially released from service on22 May (21ft 10ins) (13ft 5ins) (54ft 8ins)Wing (196 ) Empty Weight6387kg (14090 lbs)Maximum Take-off Weight 13170kg (29040 lbs)EngineGeneral Electric J79-11A with of thrust( with Afterburner)Maximum Speed2400 kmh (1490mph - Mach )Rate of Climb208 m/sec (41000ft/min)Service Ceiling18150 m (60000ft)Range2445 km (1500 miles, maximum 3500 km (2175 miles)Radius of Action1200 km (750 miles)Armament1 x M61 Vulcan 20mm CanonPlus a further 2000 kg weapon loadFor instance 4 x AIM-9 Sidewinder MissilesAls im November 1950 die ersten MiG-15 ber Nordkorea auf Flugzeuge der UN-Alliierten tra-fen und auch die F-86 Sabre sich nur knapp behaupten konnten, wurde von der US-Air Forceein leichter, einsitziger Abfang-Tagj ger mit weit berlegenen Flugleistungen entwickelte unter der Leitung seines Vizepr sidenten und ChefkonstrukteurClarence L.)

7 Kelly Johnson das unbewaffnete Experimental-Flugzeug XF-104 Starfighter , wel-ches am 4. M rz 1954 seinen Erstflug absolvierte. Die erste Serienausf hrung F-104A mit sechs-rohriger 20-mm-Gatling-Kanone und AIM-9B- Sidewinder -Raketen zeichnete sich durchAufsehen erregende Flugleistungen aus. So stiegen diese Maschinen in knapp 4,5 Minuten auf25 km H he und erreichten problemlos Mach 2. Mehrere Weltrekorde konnten gebrochen wer-den. Die erste F-104A-Jagdstaffel der USAF war im Februar 1958 einsatzbereit. Nach einigendurch Triebwerksprobleme verursachten Abst rzen reduzierte die USAF ihre Bestellung jedochvon 722 auf 296 Maschinen des verbesserten Musters F-104C.

8 Von 1965 bis 1967 flogen Starfighter mehr als 8200 Eins tze ber Vietnam. 9 Maschinen gingen dabei F- 104g (G steht f r Germany) war das erste in der Bundesrepublik in Lizenz gebauteFlugzeug f r die Luftwaffe der Bundeswehr. Am 6. November 1958 fiel die Entscheidung zurAnschaffung von mehr als 900 St ck. Das Flugzeug sollte als allwettertauglicher Jagdbomber,Abfangj ger, Aufkl rer und zur Bek mpfung von Seezielen eingesetzt werden. Au erdemsollte die Maschine gute Tiefflugeigenschaften und ein entsprechendes Mehrzweckradar auf-weisen. Dazu mu te Lockheed das Ausgangsmuster F-104C wesentlich umkonstruieren.

9 ImMai 1961 wurden die ersten Maschinen F-104F (zweisitziger Trainer) und F- 104g nachDeutschland berf hrt. Weitere NATO-Partner und Kanada entschlossen sich ebenfalls f r dieF- 104g bzw. deren landesspezifische Varianten. In Europa entstand ein umfangreiches Nach -bauprogramm, das zeitweise mehr als Menschen besch ftigte und dazu beitrug, diebundesdeutsche Luftfahrtindustrie wieder wettbewerbsf hig zu gestalten. Die MesserschmittAG begann bereits 1959 mit der Einrichtung einer zentralen Endmontage und des Pr f- undEinflugbetriebes in Manching. Als die Produktion 1979 eingestellt wurde, war der Starfighter das meistverwendete Mach-2-Kampfflugzeug im NATO-B ndnis.

10 Das Triebwerk J-79 der F-104wurde urspr nglich von General-Electric entwickelt und war die erste Einwellen-Hochdruck-Axialturbine der USA mit verstellbaren Leitschaufeln und Nachbrenner. Mit seiner variablenAustrittsd se entwickelte das J-79 innerhalb von Sekunden eine maximale Schubzuwachsrate,was zu einer deutlichen Verbesserung der Flugleistungen und -sicherheit f hrte. F r dieeurop ische F-104-Produktion wurden insgesamt 1228 Triebwerke J79-11A in Deutschland,Italien und Belgien in Lizenz gefertigt. Das Jagdbombergeschwader 31 Boelcke in N rvenich erhielt die ersten neuen folgten 11 weitere Geschwader der Luftwaffe und Marine.


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