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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA1031 Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 20+05, Luftwaffe, mid 1980s

Professionally painted unique scheme Great attention to detail Most markings are Tampoed (pad applied) Option to display the model on a stand that is provided Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions Canopy can be displayed open or closed Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic Highly collectable

The F-104 Starfighter was a revolutionary design with short razor-sharp wings. It was the first aircraft to be able to maintain Mach 2 not just in short bursts. The Starfighter shattered speed and rate of climb records that still are impressive today. This extremely high speed earned the plane the nickname “The Missile With A Man In It”. Because of financial considerations 15 or more countries purchased the F-104. The Starfighter flew with the USAF in 1958 and the last airplane was decommissioned in Italy in 2004.

Starfighter 20+05 was built by Lockheed as F-104G model 683-10-19 c/n 683-2005 with its first flight in 1960 in Palmdale, California. After 50 hours of testing it was airlifted on April 1961 to Germany. It was used as an instructional aircraft until July 1967 and sent to Messerschmitt for upgrading and a new camo paint scheme. On June 18, 1968 the aircraft went to JaboG 34 and withdrawn from service in October 1987. The aircraft had 3,044 flight hours and was sold to the Turkish AF January 4, 1988.

F-104G specifications Manufacturer: Lockheed Designation: F-104G Starfighter Crew: 1 (pilot)

Length: 16.66 M. Height: 4.09 M Wingspan: 6.63 M Wing Area: 18.22 Sq. M Empty weight: 6345 Kg. Gross weight: 9362 Kg. Max. weight: 13171 Kg Range: 1754 Km Cruise Speed : 821 km/h Max. Speed : 1844 km/h Climb : 14,630 M/min Ceiling: 15240 M. Wing loading: 563kg/m2 Powerplant: 1 General Electric J-79-GE-11A (A/B 7,067 Kg.) Thrust: 4356 Kg