New use for Starfighters

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MartG

Original Poster:

20,620 posts

203 months

Monday 29th August 2016
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BBC article about the F-104 Starfighter, and it's new use as a satellite launcher

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160826-the-1950s...

Caruso

7,422 posts

255 months

Wednesday 31st August 2016
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Always loved the look of those. Interesting history, thanks.

bigkeeko

1,370 posts

142 months

Wednesday 31st August 2016
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Cool article.

j4ckos mate

3,009 posts

169 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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They were amazing things,

the west german airforce used to display two together

Halmyre

11,147 posts

138 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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j4ckos mate said:
They were amazing things,

the west german airforce used to display two together
There's an obvious punchline here, but is that the fluttering of wings I hear?...

aeropilot

34,295 posts

226 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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j4ckos mate said:
They were amazing things,

the west german airforce used to display two together
To be a geeky pendant......I know, but it is PH laugh

The 2 x F104 Team Viking was the West German Navy, not the airforce.


dr_gn

16,140 posts

183 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Bit like the F-15 ASAT system I guess:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASM-135_ASAT

If the missile could hit an orbiting satellite at 15,000 mph, the warhead could presumably have been put into orbit itself with a bit more velocity.

Tango13

8,395 posts

175 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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The USAF were experimenting with aircraft launched anti satellite systems back in the days of the B-58.

I doubt that article was written by anyone working at the BBC, it's far too accurate and well written hehe

Dr Jekyll

23,820 posts

260 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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If they can't find enough Starfighters there is a Lightning being rebuilt in the US...

aeropilot

34,295 posts

226 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Dr Jekyll said:
If they can't find enough Starfighters there is a Lightning being rebuilt in the US...
Here's 3 of the 7 they have - don't think they need of a Frightening laugh (especially as their aircrew and groundcrew are pretty much all ex-F104 people, incl ex-IAF and ex-GAF)


Dr Jekyll

23,820 posts

260 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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aeropilot said:
Here's 3 of the 7 they have - don't think they need of a Frightening laugh (especially as their aircrew and groundcrew are pretty much all ex-F104 people, incl ex-IAF and ex-GAF)
Philistines.

Some Gump

12,671 posts

185 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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What a good looking machine.