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F-104 STARFIGHTER ZERO LENGTH TAKE OFF FILM " ZELL FOR DEFENSE " 49384
Found on Youtube ^
| 1950s
| Lockheed
Posted on 08/30/2019 7:38:25 AM PDT by NorthMountain
Video of an unusual/experimental method of launching the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.
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Runway? RUNWAY??? We don't need no stinkin' runway!
TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans; Science
KEYWORDS: airdefense; starfighter
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To: SkyDancer
Is there an aviation ping list?
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:38:56 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: NorthMountain
Wow! Pretty cool.
Yes, there should be a ping for this stuff. Love it.
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:42:30 AM PDT
by
cld51860
(Volo pro veritas)
To: NorthMountain
“Try our New, Spicy Enchilada!”
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:43:33 AM PDT
by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the disco)
To: NorthMountain
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:46:14 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: NorthMountain
I saw a video years ago of some civilians using a stripped down F104 to try and set a low altitude speed record.
The camera couldn’t swing fast enough to keep up with the plane.
Then, there was a big cloud of dust.
I thought, “That’s the end of that pilot.”
There wasn’t much left of the plane when they got to it.
And there, in the seat, was the pilot.
Nothing else much bigger than a dinner plate.
I think his leg was broken.
Amazing.
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:46:59 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: NorthMountain
Nice . Missile with a man in it. JATO/RATO takeoff.
We sold a lot of these to the Germans. Not very maneuverable but friggin fast.
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:49:32 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: NorthMountain
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:51:54 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
To: NorthMountain
Saw a F-104 on the flight line at NAS Alameda way back in 1978.
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:53:50 AM PDT
by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: cld51860
YouTube recommended that video to me for some odd reason. After picking my jaw off the floor, I realized that in the context of the 1950s, it's not as mad as it seems. Long range cruise missiles were launched the same way. Turning a Starfighter into a manned SAM must have seemed quite logical.
SM-62 "Snark" (turbojet sustainer):
CIM-10 "Bomarc" (Ramjet sustainer)
mgm-13 "Mace" (turbojet sustainer):
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:56:15 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: NorthMountain
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:57:32 AM PDT
by
SolidRedState
(I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
To: BenLurkin
One way trip. The aircraft has its landing gear ... mission profile certainly included return to base (if the base hasn't been nuked).
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:58:12 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: NorthMountain
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:58:52 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: Vaquero
Erich Hartmann, the all time ace of aces strongly opposed the German purchase of the F-104. He said the plane was too difficult to fly for the Luftwaffe pilots of the 60s.
They were not as well trained as American pilots and sure enough they crashed a huge number of them.
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posted on
08/30/2019 7:59:43 AM PDT
by
yarddog
To: yarddog
I would say in answer to Erich, yes except for you the best of them were shot down in the War.
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posted on
08/30/2019 8:13:55 AM PDT
by
wita
(Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
To: NorthMountain
Check out the Blue Angels' Fat Albert; rocket assisted takeoff!
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posted on
08/30/2019 8:14:10 AM PDT
by
budj
(combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
To: yarddog
"'''they crashed a huge number of them..."They were unaffectionately called "lawn darts" by many U.S. pilots.
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posted on
08/30/2019 8:16:02 AM PDT
by
budj
(combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
To: cld51860; NorthMountain
Unfortunately, the FReeper that had the aviation ping list passed away a few months ago.
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posted on
08/30/2019 8:17:19 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
To: budj; Vaquero
The standard JATO takeoff involves some runway. Here's a B47 doing it:
In the video above, the Starfighter is launching with NO runway.
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posted on
08/30/2019 8:22:55 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: NorthMountain
Wait until the ejected thruster hits a muslim in the head.
BTW...what kind of carbon footprint does that thing have?
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posted on
08/30/2019 8:22:56 AM PDT
by
moovova
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