One can reasonably assume that after having 30+ more years experience building jets since the f-104, that it should not be like flying an f-104.
Oh, just another example.
B-1 bomber.
You ever seen one of these fly? Beautiful.
I was at Lake Martin one summer day, on a boat close to the dam. Along comes this B-1 flying low and slow. Looked a lot like a huge f-16. Anyway, that thing just pulled the nose up, hit the gas, and it was just.....gone.