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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

Known as the "manned missile", the F-104 was designed to intercept nuclear bombers and ended up working in the air superiority and reconnaisance roles.
Length: 54.9 ft
Wing span: 21.11 ft
Weight: 14,903 lbs empty, 21,693 lbs take-off
Power: G.E. J79-GE-19 turbojet rated at 17,900 lbs
Designer: Jim Goldman
Textures: Jim Goldman
Flight Dynamics: Jim Goldman / Graham "Dotcom" Waterfield
Panel: Graham Waterfield / Alex Bashkatov
Sound: Mike Hambly
Date:March, 1999
My Notes
When I first loaded the plane it sank into the runway and bounced... ending up a peculiar position.
On the next attempt I hit "Y" to enter yaw mode - then F4 to shift the plane up a few thousand feet. Now the plane flew - but with no sound. After hooning aroung the Italian countryside at low altitude for a bit I decided to land - fully expecting the plane to sink again. No!
Landing and taxiing were fine and I even came to a full stop with no side effects.
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