Aeroplane Aviation Archive — Issue 33 The World’s Fastest Aircraft

(Jacob Rumans) #1

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Lockheed F-104G Starfi ghter


Max Speed: Mach 2.0+
Engine: General Electric J79-GE-11
turbojet with afterburner
Power: 10,000lb thrust ‘dry’,
15,600lb with afterburner
Length: 54ft 8in (16.66m)
Wingspan: 21ft 9in (6.63m)
Height: 13ft 6in (4.11m)
Max altitude: 90,000ft (27,432m), but service
ceiling 58,000ft (17,678m)
Armament: General Electric M61 six-barrelled
20mm rotary cannon plus a
variety of air-air or air-ground
weaponry (including nuclear)
on under-wing and under-
fuselage stations
Max T/O weight: 29,027lb (13,166kg)
Ferry range: 1,630miles (2,623km)

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