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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA1043 Lockheed F-104G Starfighter JA+240, JG 71 “Richthofen”, Luftwaffe, 1965

True 1/72 scale Professionally painted unique scheme Great attention to detail 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 Loads of optional armament has been provided 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.

Built by Fokker, F-104G c/n 683D-8044 made its first flight on April 16, 1963 as KG+144. On July 8, 1963 joined JG 71 at Wittmund AB as JA+240 wearing a silver paint finish. On August 15, 1967 during a landing in marginal weather JA+240 went off the runway breaking all landing gear and flipped over and the pilot was unhurt. The aircraft only had 438 flight hours but the damage was too costly to repair so it became an instructional air frame..

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