Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

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The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American air superiority fighter and fighter-bomber manufactured by Lockheed.

Summary

“ The F-104G Starfighter is a supersonic, single-engine, single-place military aircraft by American aircraft producer Lockheed. The Starfighter was conceived by legendary aircraft designer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson based on feedback he received from American fighter pilots who flew combat sorties during the Korean War. The jet, which took its first flight on March 4, 1954, is small, lightweight, uncomplicated, and is extremely fast and has excellent high altitude performance — all characteristics the pilots told Johnson that they needed to prevail in the skies of the war. The Starfighter was the first aircraft to simultaneously hold both the world speed and world altitude record.

The F-104 was introduced on February 20, 1958 to the United States Air Force and was ultimately used by the militaries of a host of other countries, including Germany, Spain, Italy, and Pakistan. The aircraft served a number of roles in combat, including air superiority, interception, light bombing, attack, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance gathering. The F-104G is the most widely produced variant of the Starfighter, with over 1,100 built. The RF-104G is the photo reconnaissance variant of the multi-role jet, and is fitted with three Maurer KS-67A 70mm still cameras mounted in a "trimetrogon" configuration that yield a full horizon-to-horizon profile of a transect of the planet's surface over which it flew.

The Starfighter measures 54 ft 8 in (16.66 m) in length, features a wing with a span of 21 ft 9 in (6.63 m), and a T-tail empennage. It is powered by a single General Electric J79 afterburning turbojet engine that produces up to 10,000 lbf (44 kN) of thrust in military power, and 15,600 lbf (69 kN) under full afterburner. The jet has a maximum combat range of 365 nmi (675.98 km), a maximum speed of 1,327 kn (2,457.60 km/h) (Mach 2), climbs at an incredible 48,000 ft (14,630 m) per minute, and has a service ceiling of 50,000 ft (15,240 m) above sea level.

Its dagger-like appearance evocative of raw performance, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter delivers on its looks, and then some. From its cockpit, aviators can fly this speed machine on a chain of intricate low-level maneuvers, and then blast to heights where the curvature of the earth comes into view. 		”
~ Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) on its FRF-104G hangar description

Simulator availability

Overview

This asset is available in the following simulators.

Sim Icon-Ware-Included.svg  Icon-Ware-Payware.svg  Icon-Ware-Freeware.svg  Anvil icon.svg
XP12 '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-0--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-1--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-2--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-3--QINU`"'
FGFS2020.3LTS '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-4--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-5--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-6--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-7--QINU`"'
FS2020 '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-8--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-9--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-10--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-11--QINU`"'
XP11 '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-12--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-13--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-14--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-15--QINU`"'
DCS '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-16--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-17--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-18--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-19--QINU`"'
P3D '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-20--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-21--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-22--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-23--QINU`"'
XP10 '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-24--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-25--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-26--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-27--QINU`"'
FSX '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-28--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-29--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-30--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-31--QINU`"'
FS2004 '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-32--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-33--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-34--QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--finalizedvar-35--QINU`"'

Package listing

The following packages are either included in the base sim or available for purchase/download. Note that the inclusion of packages below is not an endorsement of quality or fitness. Potential buyers are highly encouraged to research payware packages through reviews, videos, or other means before purchasing.

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License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Freeware.svg Freeware F-104 stelios123 @X-Plane.org
Icon-Ware-Freeware.svg Freeware
  • F-104A
  • NF-104
 anemazoso @X-Plane.org
Icon-Ware-Freeware.svg Freeware F-104A alpeggio @X-Plane.org
  • Update of XP8 package by Jacques Brault

Sim Airplanes by simulator availability Airplanes by source
XP12: All • Included • Payware • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party
FGFS2020.3LTS: All • Included • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party • Launcher
FS2020: All • Included • Payware • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party • Marketplace
XP11: All • Included • Payware • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party
DCS: All • Included • Payware • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party • Marketplace
P3D: All • Included • Payware • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party
XP10: All • Included • Payware • Freeware Included • Third-party
FSX: All • Included • Payware • Freeware Included • Third-party
FS2004: All • Included • Payware • Freeware Included • Third-party
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