It's a lot closer to Christmas than it is to Halloween right now. But because it's Celebration Month here at autoevolution, we've decided to focus on something very, very spooky. On the face of it, ...
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a Mach 2 interceptor known for its unique design and record-setting performance before ending its service at the Boneyard.
Six of the US Air Force’s most iconic aircraft were featured in the 1983 film The Right Stuff—each of which played a role in advancing America’s exploration of space. What You Need to Know: The ...
Designed as a supersonic air superiority fighter, the F-104 Starfighter was a technological marvel when it first took to the sky in the 50s. Armed with a six-barrel M-61 20mm Vulcan cannon, it served ...
When Lockheed’s F-104 Starfighter first roared into the skies, it looked like a machine from another world. With razor-thin wings, blistering acceleration, and a climb rate that could outpace nearly ...
On Oct. 31, 2004, the Italian Air Force flew the last operational mission of the iconic F-104, the “missile with a man in it.” Of the 15 nations that had one of 2,580 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter ...
2,580 F-104 were employed by the air forces of 15 countries in about 50 years. The F-104 represented a huge leap forward for all those countries that passed from old subsonic and “forgiving” jets to a ...
NAMPA -- The newest addition to the Warhawk Air Museum slowly floated through the air Friday morning during a unique delivery process described as slinging. Suspended 30 feet above the ground by a ...
With thousands of hours of flight time and a coveted ATP pilot’s rating, Evan Dick has flown many aircraft types, including classic fighter jets like the L-39. But even he wasn’t prepared for the raw ...
Zoom climbs in the rocket-boosted NF-104 could top out at 120,000 feet in zero gravity. The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter looked more like a rocket than an airplane. Out in front was a sharply pointed ...
We've slowly been compiling a list of the coolest military aircraft currently for sale on civilian resale websites. Last time, we found a parking lot full of SEPECAT Jaguar attack jets. This time ...