Fantastic. No music. No narration. Just pure Starfighter: thank you!
@w3vjp568
2 ай бұрын
My mouse cursor was hovering over the "X" in the top right, just in case I opened one more aviation video with "Danger Zone" blasting. This is pure joy!
@enricomandragona163
2 ай бұрын
There was music 🎵🎶🎶🎶 called J-79!! 😮🤌🤌
@user-ym2ve7be8l
2 ай бұрын
Sure there was -- the poem "High Flight" in the background. ALWAYS with a -104. No one else hears it, but you do.
@davidtozer802
2 ай бұрын
And Thats How It Should Be , Awsome 👌
@maurizioc.3121
Ай бұрын
Very rare to see something from inside. Thanks. Sono invidioso a bestia
@sandrajohnnewmanwarnock2232
2 ай бұрын
I was a pilot in the RAF during the Cold War. In the early 1980s I went on my first squadron exchange to a base in Munich that no longer exists. But the boss of the squadron used an F104 wing as his desk - it wasn’t a big room but the wing fitted fine! We used to say the F104 didn’t have wings, just stabilisers!
@bobdevries4028
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service!
@thomasbell7033
2 ай бұрын
Yes. We called them fins. And I also wore the "Starfighter kiss" on my forehead from running. Into the one-eighth-inch leading edge.
@craigrobertson5030
2 ай бұрын
CF-104, the widow maker. Ahead of its time, needed a supercomputer or 2. However, thank you for keeping a vital piece of history alive.
@aegirmeingott
Ай бұрын
a turbine rocket with tiny doodaas on both sides. i know that jet pilots of the german airforce loved flying this coffin. greetings from muc.
@barrygrant2907
2 ай бұрын
The F-104 may not have been the most useful nor practical fighter of its time, but damn if it wasn't the coolest!
@gendaminoru3195
2 ай бұрын
I kinda liked the F-101 Voodoo
@bluskytoo
2 ай бұрын
F-106 !
@Jrryclmnjc
2 ай бұрын
I agree
@anandarochisha
2 ай бұрын
I remember the screech on take-off
@kevinmadore1794
Ай бұрын
The zipper is perhaps the most bad-ass airplane of all time. The speed on the ground after that landing was pretty eye-watering.
@280StJohnsPl
2 ай бұрын
While in the USAF in 1969, I watched three F-104s do near vertical takeoffs while working on an aircraft on the flightline. It was incredible ! I was an F-4C crew chief and flew once in my aircraft. It was great, but the F-104 would have been the ultimate, it's pure speed :) Saw a lot of German F-104s but nothing beats the polished aluminum look. Such a beautiful aircraft
@rescue270
2 ай бұрын
Around 2000, I was the inspector with a pair of mechanics from San Antonio, and we were sent to Clearwater Beach airport to patch up an old Swearingen Merlin IIIB for a ferry flight back to San Antonio for repair. It had hit a buzzard departing from Sarasota, damaging the left wing leading edge. They shared a hangar with y'all! I remember three 104s- two were flying, the third was in reserve, and had been flown by the Crown Prince of Jordan during his career in the Jordanian Air Force. I remember your mechanic telling us that it was a two-seater because the Prince was not allowed to fly solo, due to his royal status. Y'all came to the Randolph AFB Airshow at San Antonio later that year, so I got to see everybody again and see the birds fly. That was really cool. I wish y'all still did airshows. It would be great to see them fly some more!
@madbager1
3 ай бұрын
A ride of a lifetime and an experienced dwindling to the point of Extinction! What a privilege the f-104 Starfighter has and always will be very dear and near to my heart
@280StJohnsPl
2 ай бұрын
I grew up in the 60s and love the Century Series....but the F-104 has always been my favorite. I saw three of them do near vertical climbs while stationed at Perrin AFB, TX in 1969. Three of us T-37 crew chiefs waved to the F-104 pilots as they taxied past the end of the flightline. We all pointed up and saw them laugh. And they did it.....and it was amazing. Love the F-104 ! :)
@flymachine
2 ай бұрын
Ahhh the hum in the cockpit of ten thousand systems all surging and pumping and flowing to make your spaceship work properly and then the demonic growl of the massive engine as she gets the input to eat the sky - beautiful.
@jameserasmus7891
Ай бұрын
Back in 1977 I used to work for a company known as Northwest Industries a division of CAE as a wiring harness assembler for the F104 Starfighters going to Baden Baden Germany. The start of my aviation career.
@wes11bravo
3 ай бұрын
What an iconic airplane. I had no idea any were still flying.
@jordanclymer12
3 ай бұрын
Yes we have a fleet down in Florida at Kennedy space center
@rael5469
2 ай бұрын
@@jordanclymer12 Why? isn't it a dangerous aircraft? I mean, doesn't it have an appalling safety record?
@alamudesky1959
2 ай бұрын
They are the iconic icon,s of iconrey
@amramjose
2 ай бұрын
@@rael5469 I believe the problem Luftwaffe had was in lack of training and emergency procedures, as this is a very unforgiving aircraft in poorly trained hands. Eventually its safety record improved; the Italians also flew these into the 90's. Please comment if I am incorrect or you can add to the discussion.
@rael5469
2 ай бұрын
@@amramjose I don't really know any details about it. That's just my general knowledge of it. I just thought I heard that it had a bad safety record. But I mean really.....what does it land at? ....150 knots or more? That's a recipe for trouble.
@possumteeth1692
3 ай бұрын
The F-104 is such a sexy plane!
@Tonetwisters
Ай бұрын
As a kid, THIS was my favorite fighter jet ... could fly vertically, as fast as horizontally, IIRC! And man, was it COOL looking! Great video!!
@robinkoenig
Ай бұрын
Timeless jet. Never gets old!
@thomasbell7033
2 ай бұрын
Years ago I was fortunate to work for a nuseum collection that operated a CF-104D. I still cherish my three rides in that gorgeous thoroughbred.
@Burningbandits
3 ай бұрын
Lovely to see this iconic plane flying.
@JAubrey11
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this video, great stuff! Greetings from Germany, despite everything that has happened in the past we absolute loved our Starfighter fleet and surely love to see them flying even today 🙂
@thomasrice2888
3 ай бұрын
Been a long time! Brought back some good memories.
@enricomandragona163
2 ай бұрын
Missile with a man in it!! When we visited Naples and our carrier was anchored off the port the Italian Airforce did flyovers for us 👌
@marcellomaculan9122
2 ай бұрын
V.A.M. a Cameri nel 1978/79. Vedere decollare quelli del 53° Stormo del Comandante Mainini, specialmente di sera e da pochi metri, é un qualcosa che non si puó spiegare con parole.
@slapshot1343
3 ай бұрын
BEST VIDEO EVER!!!!! Keep em coming!!!!!
@bobbyb.1743
Ай бұрын
The last time i saw one operational was @ the Wings over Houston Airshow, ‘88/‘89, Ellington Field, in a hangar. Inquired and was told it belonged to a civilian/private owner. It flew a demo the next day as we were on our static display. Gorgeous & stunning a/c, its design bore the later SR71. They were still operational in the German AF into the ‘90’s and gradually replaced by the Tornado. To this day, one of my personal favorites, I admire the one still on static display @ Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Tx.😊
@wokeupandsmellthecoffee214
2 ай бұрын
That was pretty sensational. subbed you and regards from the UK 👍
@PaddyPatrone
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the views! Love the Sound!
@davewinch7677
2 ай бұрын
I'm always amazed that those tiny wings can keep the F104 in the air.
@lateralg3169
2 ай бұрын
YOU LUCKY.........! That wonderful howl! despite its accident record, I was an acquaintance of Lt Gen Gunther Rall of tthe Luftwaffe. He loved it. Well done.
@busterblond1
2 ай бұрын
Hah I remember sitting on a parade ground ( my pops was the RSM) Germany and watching two big covered trucks come to the middle for a demonstration. It was two 104’s with rocket boosters take off for a NATO demonstration for Prince Phillip in 63 or 64. Insane sound levels…shortly followed by a small tussle afterwards when someone asked a Scot what they had on under their kilt….
@LetsGoBrandon_
3 ай бұрын
Iconic runway and airplane. Two great privileges you experienced that day.
@dietervoss3085
Ай бұрын
Habe sie als Kind über Deutschland beobachtet...konnte nie genug bekommen...Fantastisch!!!
@ChrisMedvetz-cn9kl
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for that so sweeseeeet looked fun
@galactichazzard8932
2 ай бұрын
What a beautiful bird and a perfect greaser landing by the pilot. I'll always remember reading (Check Yeager biography - a must read book by thje way) about Gen Chuck Yeager's flight in the NF-104A which ended in a loss of control and a crash on December 10 1963 at Edwards AFB. Thank you for sharing the experience free of narration & music.
@karenbradley2657
3 ай бұрын
Amazing thanks for sharing
@tomb4568
28 күн бұрын
LUV the sound of the J79 CJ805 engine!
@philipmoll7459
2 ай бұрын
It’s a darn good looking aircraft
@love2fly558
2 ай бұрын
We did a low pass at this runway in our Mooney at half the F104's landing speed. It was at the peak of COVID19. My and I were bored, so I said "Let's just go do a low pass at the Shuttle's runway". We called Orlando Approach via phone to verify R-airspace was cold. Got the usual instructions "Do NOT touch the runway and stay west of the center-line." My wife (non-pilot) asked "What happens if we touch the runway?", the controller replied jokingly "You'll get a bunch of guys behind you to throw you in jail."
@jordanclymer12
2 ай бұрын
Haha I have also flown the runway but in a Cessna 150 and man did it feel like forever! The 104 on the other hand made the runway feel small😂
@4li60
3 ай бұрын
If I see an F104 I think of the movie "The Right Stuff" where Chuck Yeager did the unrestricted climb
@RacerXGTO
2 ай бұрын
Chuck also provided valuable data during that flight, that once you go into a stall in the 104, you can never recover it. Just punch out. - On another note, there was no belly landing the 104 with main gear deployment failure or partial gear deployment failure. You flew to the middle of nowhere and punched out.
@punxnotdead185
2 ай бұрын
@@RacerXGTOYeah the engine stalled out on it and there were no hydraulics to operate the flight surfaces, he tried to get it under control with the landing chute and stuff to try and get the engine going again but it just dropped like a rock.
@wayneschenk5512
3 ай бұрын
Nice flight.
@mdhmsmith
2 ай бұрын
Crazy fast landing speed.
@robertopacilli3104
Ай бұрын
Very amazing flight.
@arjenav5968
3 ай бұрын
Wow, great, what.. a... RUSH! VAB and launch complexes in background... beautiful! Please ask Piercarlo to make more 104 videos, love what he's posted so far! Great video, nice editing.
@jordanclymer12
2 ай бұрын
He’s been really busy but plans on catching up on editing!
@Scottsguards
2 ай бұрын
Broke lots of records when it was introduced, fantastic aircraft!
@bmwe36m3evo
2 ай бұрын
That wonderful J-79!!! 🤗
@DCSHacks
3 ай бұрын
So good!
@brittishshorthair6709
2 ай бұрын
The dutch airforce used the f104 to make low flight passes over a commercial train that was being hijacked in 1977 by molukkan freedomfighters, in order to get them disoriented
@zigarten
Ай бұрын
I was in Soesterberg early 80s right across the street from the air force base in the KDK , wakey wakey!!
@BuzzbeeDC
2 ай бұрын
My favorite USAF fighter of all time. This is why I can identify planes now ❤
@garthrupert7610
27 күн бұрын
A dream come true for those who get to fly these magnificent machines.❤
@JohnDoesItAll
29 күн бұрын
What an exciting privilege to fly in an epic piece of history❤
@ShockeWulf190
2 ай бұрын
Wow! That sound
@superjody56
Ай бұрын
Appears to be very smooth inflight.
@AcroAirwolf
Ай бұрын
Great video! I see the Black Beauty has still the markings from Italy on the vertical stabilizer. It looks really nice. I´ve built a model of it in 1/72.
@jaywalker3087
2 ай бұрын
The Widow Maker. Look up the British album from the 70's 'Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters'. We had two squadrons of Starfighters at RAF Binbrook in '77. When they Beat Up the Airfield on arrival, I had one go over me at about 40 feet . That was the first plane in. Came out of nowhere. I jumped out of my skin, but the shows were great 😂
@11renzo
2 ай бұрын
Wonderful !!!! good job ...
@stuartgranito4166
Ай бұрын
Amazing 🤩
@bogey361
Ай бұрын
Still amazed the F-104 can even fly. Its like a 12yr old on Kerbal Space Program removed the wings and then moved the canards rearward to see what would happen.
@mht525
Ай бұрын
Now that's a well trimmed aircraft. Balanced and tight. ✌️🤘🇦🇺
@robzilla60
2 ай бұрын
That was amazing. I didn't have any idea that there were still 104's airworthy besides maybe NASA. What a once in a lifetime experience to be able to fly in that backseat!
@jordanclymer12
2 ай бұрын
Yeahh we have a small privately owned fleet out at Kennedy space center In Florida!
@hoytoy100
2 ай бұрын
Enjoy these times while you can.
@AR-jq1hs
2 ай бұрын
Wow. I really had my doubts about the stability of that manned missile. What an iconic flight! BTW, the correct name for the forward flaps is "slats". Thanks for sharing this wonderful video!
@jordanclymer12
2 ай бұрын
I only refer to them as leading edge flaps because that is how they are labeled in the airplane as well as in the MM. Other aircraft I have worked on like the F86 and the TA4J referred to them as slats although the mechanism was entirely different. Will certainly look into it now that you mention it. Glad you enjoyed the video!
@banzaiib
2 ай бұрын
slats are different. They typically embed into the leading edge and extend outward, not just changing the angle of attack of the leading edge. The F-14 had slats as to most airliners.
@goratgo1970
2 ай бұрын
F-104 has an air ducting arrangement using hot engine bleed air vented over the rear flaps to make them more effective at lower airspeed. It was a system also applied to another J-79 powered fighter, the F-4 Phantom. Early "hardwing" Phantoms like B,C,D,N, RF-4 and early E except it had the system flow over the wings from forward flaps when they were deployed. After Vietnam they changed to a fully slatted arrangement such as the late E,G, and S. No more blowing hot air.
@xyzaero9656
Ай бұрын
The F-104, the F-16, F-18, "hard wing F-4s, Boeing 747 (inboard wing section), F-35, F-22 and dozens of other airplanes have LEADING EDGE FLAPS and NOT SLATS! Slats are always slotted and "pop out". There are even slotted leading edge flaps for more confusion 😅
@w9awx1
3 ай бұрын
Ah the sound when the engine is spooled up for takeoff.
@bhoward9378
2 ай бұрын
So cool to see that someone is keeping the Starfighter flying! It's not cheap.
@t10claytempered16
2 ай бұрын
Just so cool.
@janheise2853
Ай бұрын
Ich liebe dieses Flugzeug und den Sound. Konnte es 1997 in Decimomanu / Sardinien fliegen sehen. In Wernigerode steht eine von meinem Geschwader in dem ich diente. Jagdbombergeschwader Jabo G 34 Allgäu. Unvergesslich 🤩
@artsmith6463
2 ай бұрын
Grew up on an air base 1955 to 1967 in Canada during the cold war 104s day and night was able to sit around the end of the run way and watch take offs also got to go in hangers also right up to the flight line cold lake forever
@doctoredic
2 ай бұрын
What a beast when turned into the U-2 .
@brealistic3542
Ай бұрын
The Missile with a man in it ! The F104
@AndreasH950V6
3 ай бұрын
Ein wundervolles Flugzeug! ❤ Was knackt dort während des Flugs, z.B. ab 07:23?
@gbsccfig
2 ай бұрын
The A and B models ejected downward. The procedure at low altitude was to roll inverted and then punch out. Yeah, right, like there's nothing else going on.
@NigelTufnel612
Ай бұрын
Reminds me of the 1960s TV sign-off High Flight
@bret9741
2 ай бұрын
I wish I could get a ride? Cost must be pretty high? I'm a retired airline pilot and flew with many Air Force Pilots who had flown thr F-104, F-105, F-100, F-4, F-102 etc. The men who flew the F-104 loved to fly it but were thrilled to transition into F-4’s.
@highlanderlj
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely love the F-104 Starfighter. It is basically a missile with wings. What I would give to sit in the backseat of one of those. Maybe they'll come to Houston in October for Wings Over Houston Air show and sell rides 😁
@jordanclymer12
2 ай бұрын
Unfortunately we no longer do airshows😞
@williambarry8015
2 ай бұрын
@@jordanclymer12Bummer😞
@pieterhenderson3445
2 ай бұрын
In the early days many pilots died in this plane. Same as the F16. The giant push to go fast and intercept was a dangerous game early on.
@frogmanburgess1064
Ай бұрын
In the good old days I'd be doing PT on NAS Sigonella and get to witness them streaking across the sky leaving sonic booms in their wake. Crazy Italians man....
@bernd-rudolffritz7833
Ай бұрын
I love it. Bavarian Airforce 1977
@ericq9049
2 ай бұрын
Starfighters literally suck the air away from you on a high speed low pass. It's a crazy feeling
@remy3735
Ай бұрын
My office roomnumber is F104. And although not allowed, i have a large photo of a F104 glued to the door 😂.
@GeneWalkGroup
2 ай бұрын
Badass !
@user-bc8uy2sq1u
Ай бұрын
EN PUERTO RICO ESTUVIERON ESTOS AVIONES F-104 STARSFIGHTERS EN LOS AÑOS 70 AL 1975
@pepitosbazzeguti1586
2 ай бұрын
This Tf104g comes from Italy where i live, his base was 30 km from my home, i surely have seen it flying many many many times. Very impressive 20 years after her phasing out
@marcopagliucoli8498
3 ай бұрын
Da. Grosseto grande spillone
@GeeBee909
21 күн бұрын
Remembering Captain Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr. who lost his life flying an F-104 in 1958 in California
@justingaskins3440
2 ай бұрын
This is awesome , even when UT taxis that thing moves fast lol
@barrysheridan9186
Ай бұрын
The F104, an engine with a man on it!
@nonamewithoutacause6465
3 ай бұрын
What you did in some 15min it would take 1 1/2 days with my Cessna!
@jordanclymer12
3 ай бұрын
Haha Yeahh it really makes flying a cessna feel a bit slow now😂
@uwekonnigsstaddt524
2 ай бұрын
And a Cessna Vne is 0.1942 Mach. 😂
@BuzzMoves365
2 ай бұрын
Must be hard to stay subsonic 🚀
@flyboyu777
2 ай бұрын
I’d have love to flown it or at least get a ride in the F-104. I bet it is a fun airplane to fly.
@stevehughes5403
Ай бұрын
Because of it's small wing area it had the gliding characteristics of a Brick. The Check list for loss of power was punch out.
@williambarry8015
2 ай бұрын
I wonder if the astronauts that landed the space shuttle had F104 time?
@miggelie
Ай бұрын
Grew up in a region where they made low flight combat practices. Very shocking. Sometimes they crashed into the forests or houses, even more shocking.
@markoharrow5443
Ай бұрын
Dutch flew them in/out at RAF Mildenhall when i was their in 74. Speed was it...
@giulianobaldini4220
3 ай бұрын
Wow I had a privilegie to work with theese beasts, in the far 1986 at 5° Squadron - Rimini - Italy and last summer i saw the " Black Beauty" to fly at Pratica di Mare for the 100 years of the ITALIAN AIR FORCE - AERONAUTICA MILITARE ITALIANA- I cryed.....
@280StJohnsPl
2 ай бұрын
Congratulations to the Italian Air Force......one of the last to fly the F-104 if I am correct.
@giulianobaldini1293
2 ай бұрын
Yes you are correct, the last flight of the 104 in Italy was in the sammer 2005 with model F104 ASA-M 😢 Thanks
@280StJohnsPl
2 ай бұрын
@@giulianobaldini1293 You're welcome
@SRFDriver
Ай бұрын
how did you manage to get the ride?
@patellis4748
2 ай бұрын
What is the heritage of this dual? I recall that some RCAF aircraft (including one from AETE that I had a ride or two in my flight test days). Great video wonderful aircraft first flew in 1954 I believe.
@jordanclymer12
2 ай бұрын
This one was retired from the Italian Air Force
@joehuser9572
Ай бұрын
General Electric J-79 turbojet engine goodness.
@tripodcatz5532
3 ай бұрын
You have a hairy O2 mask. Totally not judging though (it's coming back into style).
@nickbayer7847
2 ай бұрын
Hellz yea 🤠🤠 'Let's kick the tires and light the fire🔥🔥' Do y'all sell rides in the F-104 ?!?
@JohnCunningham-sy5ug
2 ай бұрын
Ballistic Missile.😮
@joelpierce3940
2 ай бұрын
Listen to the howl!
@user-rx7ns4re9u
2 ай бұрын
The J-79 howl ..
@RockyAllenLane
3 ай бұрын
What would I have to do to get a back-seat ride in this wonderful aircraft?
@notbadgerbutrich
3 ай бұрын
Money and lots of it
@jordanclymer12
3 ай бұрын
I’m a mechanic on these beautiful birds so from time to time we get a functional check flight! Kindof half the reason I work here😂
@kmfiz
2 ай бұрын
@@jordanclymer12 I wondered if you worked there. Nice benefit. Thanks for the vid!
@kmfiz
2 ай бұрын
Yeah about 30K for two day course and 1-1.5 hour flight. This is from a few years ago when I chatted with Piercarlo via text, may have gone up.
@uwekonnigsstaddt524
2 ай бұрын
Go to the F-104 web site, the requirements were there last time I checked
@stepheng1082
3 ай бұрын
Do you deploy a drag chute landing at 170?
@jordanclymer12
2 ай бұрын
We don’t need it here at KSC because we have 15,000ft of runway
@stepheng1082
2 ай бұрын
Makes sense, thank you for the reply.
@subvet694
2 ай бұрын
Corvette with wings!
@jordanclymer12
2 ай бұрын
Haha makes sense why I love my c5 soo much!
@ChipperskisTahoeChipper
Ай бұрын
Sorry to be ignorant. But why are 104s still being used? What types of flights?
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