When I was a 15 year old air cadet we visited RAF Coltishall. There were some RCAF F104 visiting. To hear that wonderful howl every afternoon and evening was just amazing. Mad to think now it was 40 years ago
Leuk, die J79 motor! De F4 Phantom2? Zelfs een baksteen kan je aan het vliegen krijgen! Als je aandrijf vermogen maar groot genoeg is! .... Aldus Sprak Rob!
I did 6 months CF-104 line servicing with Canadian Air Force in Germany in the 1980's. Start crew was a 2-man operation vs the 3 shown in this video. Seems to me we had the bird launched in half the time it took the crew in the video. Ladder was taken away as soon as the pilot was strapped in. Front end man stayed at the front always, back-end man back always. After the engine was running there was another 5 finger check. Memory fails so I don't remember them all but included flight controls, speed brakes, flaps (boundary layer air checked by back-end man) & stick shaker. Pitot heat was also checked, not sure if that was part of the 5 finger. On certain missions the back-end man would place several packs of chaff inside the speed brake opening for counter measures. The pilot would open speed brakes & raise his hands above his head for front man to see before back man reached in to do this. Once clear the front man signaled for pilot to close speed brakes. Next time the speed brakes were opened (presumably in flight) the chaff would be dispensed.
So the howl is from the J79? I've heard it from a Starfighter, but not an F4, which sports 2 J79s. I thought it had something to do with the 104's intakes. Hmmm? Someone been around an F4 or a Hustler that hears that howl? Please clarify. I'm curious. Thanks for the F-104 Starfighter porn. It excites me in ways I'm not comfortable explaining here.
unfortunately the only F-104s I saw were in a junk yard in Okinawa, they had 3 of them in the 1980s, I dunno if they were still there in the 90s when I left. but in the 80s, the USAF 18th TFW had the 25TRS flying RF-4Cs, and they sounded just like this. when taking off on full afterburner, they hissed more than they roared (unlike the F-15s), but coming in at part throttle for landing, the F-15s made the muted hissing sound and the RF-4Cs would be all WAAAOOOEEEOOOAAA (they had 2 J79-GE-15s each), they were a blast ^^ back then, Kadena also had KC-135As with water-injection J57s, I saw one taking off fully loaded in a plume of smoke and a earthshaking roar to beat all the fighter planes. but the loudest, bada$$est of all? the SR-71 taking off at night, all you saw was the twin blue-white cones of flame and you felt the knock-you-on-your-butt roar in your chest. ah memories...🛫
This is from the Italian Air Force. And the ones you see are the Augusta/ Lockheed F-104S and the S stands for the robot Sparrow. There were two TF-104S and the rest are F-104S. And not the F-104G that was delivered to the German Air Force and some to Italy.
The F-104 is loud, very loud, because of his General Electric J-79 engine. Now these Phantoms, they have 2 of the same J-79s. No video can replicate what this sounds is like passing by in full reheat. It literally takes your breath away. But, you don’t have that characteristic howling sound, that’s true. Because you’re deaf anyways if the Phantoms come first.
Whenever I hear the ghost howling in my house late at night, I tell myself , "relax it's just an F-104 intake." The ghost is pretty jealous that I care more about an old fighter jet than it, but dude, other than your ghostly howling, did YOU fly at mach 1.85? No. Did YOU become a choice fighter for multiple national air forces? No you didn't. So stop acting like turning the tap on is some impressive feat and do something cool.
Le Crouz , fabuleuse machine dans tout les sens du terme, sauf pour les fuites hydrauliques et le freinage, mais quelle ligne de vol, exceptionnelle !!! Salutations aux ex 12F/14F.
My dad was in USAF and mostly the old TAC bases. I clearly remember F-100’s, F-104’s and F-4’s at various bases. Also remember same aircraft in Thunder Birds. Well, not F-104. I distinctly remember fuel crisis early ’70’s and T-birds went to T-5’s. Super quiet, super boring. F-4’s made the most noise for me as a kid and therefore, best show! We were stationed LAFB 1967-1970 while F-104’s were there. Used for German Air Force training. OMG, that was a fun fighter to see and here also!
