I can't remember if it was the F101 or the F104 that was so dangerous to fly in peacetime that it was nicknamed the widow maker by the German Air Force. (Maybe they both were).
frank theriault wrote: > On 10/18/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Can we talk about the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter? Please Bob? There's a >> plane that is gorgeous. The B-58 Hustler gives me goosebumps too. >> > > That was the most beautiful aircraft ever designed, IMHO. > > Okay, there's the Spitfire, but it's the most beautiful (and dangerous > looking) jet was (and is) the Starfighter. > > I think I told this story to the list before, but when I was a kid I > lived about a kilometer from the Canadair factory. Canadair, later > sold to Bombardier for a song and a dance was the government owned > aircraft factory that among other planes, built CF 104s in the 60's > for both the Canadian and German airforces. I remember them flying > (literally!) over my house, both taking off and landing (depending, > obviously, on the wind). When those afterburners kicked in, they made > one hell of a lot of noise! > > But it was cool noise to a 10 year old kid... > > ;-) > > cheers, > frank > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
