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F-104 Starfighter

F-104 Starfighter simulating an HL-10 powered landing

Movie Number   EM-0058-01
Movie Date   circa 1970
Formats 160x120 QuickTime Movie (1.1 MB)
320x240 QuickTime Movie (2.2 MB)
480x360 QuickTime Movie (3.2 MB)
640x480 QuickTime Movie (5.5 MB)
F-104 Starfighter Still photos of the F-104 Starfighter are available in several resolutions at
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Description  

This 30 second clip shows the F-104 simulating an HL-10 powered landing.

Through the years, Dryden has used a variety of chase and support aircraft. First acquired in August 1956, F-104s were the most versatile work-horses in Dryden's stable of research and support aircraft, with 11 of them flying mostly research missions over the next 38 years. Tail number 826 flew the last of these missions on 31 January 1994. By then the 11 F-104s had accumulated over 18,000 flights at Dryden in a great variety of missions ranging from basic research to airborne simulation and service as an aerodynamic testbed.

Keywords   F-104 Starfighter
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