Love how it’s so quiet as it rolls down the runway that you can’t even tell if the engine is running or not, but then it gets extremely loud as it passes by with the afterburner. J-79 power!
as some may or may not know,the F=104 star fighter nicknamed"missle with a man it"was the brain child of clarence"kelly"johnson built at the secret skunk works u.s.a.
Even allowing for the high maintenance/operating costs, I don't understand why there is no longer an English Electric Lightning flying when there seems to be several Starfighters not just fast taxying but actually flying in various parts of the world. It is great to still be able to see these old birds flying.
HMM MAKES ME THINK OF THE SCREAMING BANSHEES I HEARD EVERY MORNING IN COLD LAKE BETWEEN 1962 AND 1967. USUALLY BEGINING AROUND 5:30 IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY.
I have a BMW V8 is says raaaaawr. -I have a simple f-104 It says WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. The 'problem' with SU-27 Flanker. -The sound comes before the actual airplane. Damn. That impresses me. -And no, no. F-104 'Widowmaker', -anoone that flies that is allowed to drink, not only taxying with an open hood. Its a rocket. Very short wings. Wrong angle on landing and its 400kmp/h to your death. -Imagine the buckets of sweat norwegian pilots have made...
