While the F-104 Starfighter was incredibly fast and simple to use, it also had some serious safety issues. The fighter-bomber and interceptor was involved in so many accidents, in fact ...

The Soviet Union was the first to adopt the MiG-17 in October 1952, but its influence extended beyond the USSR and Vietnam.

of the Lockheed Martin F-16 as the ad-interim fighter needed to fill the gap between the phase-out of the F-104 “Starfighter” ...

Dwight said in a quote published by the New York Times that in 1962 he piloted an F-104 Starfighter passing through the sound ...

and F-104 Starfighter—began taking the idea seriously. One key to minimizing radar return was to replace conventional streamlined, rounded surfaces with flat, angled surfaces designed to scatter ...

something really unbelievable in the “Starfighter era” when the scarce endurance of the F-104 forced the pilots to fly shorter missions. On Dec. 27, 2002, the 23° Gruppo had been the first ...

At the heart of the machine was a surplus F-104 Starfighter General Electric J79 jet engine with a four-stage afterburner that made 17,500 lbf (78 kN) of thrust. Amazingly, Art Arfons sourced the ...

If you pre-order the deluxe edition (more on that in a second) it includes the content from the season pass and the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. The standard is $59.99 and that only includes the ...

No seventh-generation fighter jets are being developed, with the sixth generation not expected to enter service until the ...

2018: Vladimir Putin is sworn in as Russian President for another six years. On the same day, Mark Williams defeats John Higgins 18-16 to win the World Snooker Championship at The Crucible in ...

Dwight said in a quote published by the New York Times that in 1962 he piloted an F-104 Starfighter passing through the sound barrier. He said at 80,000 feet he came upon the edge of the ...