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Ed Rasimus wrote:
Partially true. The F-104A was originally a high altitude interceptor, but in the hands of the 435th TFW/479th TFW, it was a very capable air-to-air day fighter. They developed a lot of the modern mutual support, split-plane maneuvering modern tactics for low-aspect air-to-air. The greatest production of the F-104 was the F-104G model and variants of that version operated by allied AFs world-wide for more than 40 years. A very capable nuclear strike platform as well as a pretty competitive A/A fighter, particularly in versions like the Italian F-104S model that had Sparrow capability. I'd say a very successful aircraft. I wonder how the 104G rated in Boyd's energy maneuverability analysis, and to what extent tactics mitigates such an analysis. Gregg Replicas of 15th-19th century nautical navigational instruments, Restoration of my 1919 Herreshoff S-Boat sailboat, and Steambending FAQ with photos: http://home.comcast.net/~saville/index.html |
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