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Flight test files: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter – mastering the aerodynamics of the razor-thin wing
How NASA used the F-104 Starfighter's razor-thin wing to explore supersonic handling, shuttle approaches, and X-15 support.
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296 built, 149 lost: The F-104’s USAF widowmaker record
The F-104’s USAF career became defined as much by loss statistics as by performance. Of 296 Starfighters operated by the U.S. Air Force, 149 were destroyed in accidents, a rate that cemented its grim ...
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