Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA1074Lockheed F-104G Starfighter D-8091, Royal Netherlands Air Force 65th Anniversary, 1978
General Background
The F-104 Starfighter was the first aircraft to be able to maintain Mach 2 not just in short bursts. The Starfighter shattered speed and rate of climb records that still are impressive today. This extremely high speed earned the plane the nickname “The Missile With A Man In It”. The F-104 was operated by approximately 15 countries. The Starfighter first flew with the USAF in 1958 and the last airplane was decommissioned in Italy in 2004.
Hobby Master HA1074, Lockheed F-104G Starfighter D-8091, Royal Netherlands, 1:72
Manufacturer: Lockheed
Designation: F-104G Starfighter
Crew: 1 (pilot)
Length: 16.66 M.
Height: 4.09 M
Wingspan: 6.63 M
Wing Area: 18.22 Sq. M
Empty weight: 6345 Kg.
Gross weight: 9362 Kg.
Max. weight: 13171 Kg
Range: 1754 Km
Cruise Speed: 821 km/h
Max. Speed: 1844 km/h
Climb: 14,630 M/min
Ceiling: 15240 M.
Wing loading: 563kg/m2
Powerplant: 1General Electric J-79-GE-11A (A/B 7,067 Kg.)
Thrust: 4356 Kg
