Hi!
First the wings are trapezium shaped not triangular (triangular is coled delta
as the Mirage or Blackbird have). This fighter was a typical construction of
50's it was very fast, it was suposed to carry air to air missiles, so as the
famous Russian "Pencil" (Mig 21).
In Europe it was called "flying coffin" because of its glide characteristics.
There was many accidents in Germany with this plane.
If you want to see this plane flying, thera are still used by Italian air force.
Regards
Marcin
Garth Wood wrote:
> No, that would be the Lockheed CF-104 "Starfighter," a single-engine
> needle-nosed brute with stubby triangular-shaped wings (with the tip of the
> triangle "clipped"). If the engine failed, it had really crappy glide
> characteristics (read: "NONE"). Went down like a brick. Tended to be used a
> lot by Canadian pilots in Western Europe during the Cold War for low-flying
> sorties, and when the engine died...
>
> Once met a Canadian Forces pilot who told me that out of his original flight
> class, only he and one other guy were still alive. All the others,
> supposedly, had been lost in Starfighter accidents. Have no idea how true
> this story is...
>
> Garth
>
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