Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

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Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

16,7 m

Largeur

6,7 m

Hauteur

4,1 m

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Aviation

Catégorie

Aéronefs

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Lockheed

Pays

United States of America

État/province

California

Ville

Burbank

Contexte

Pays

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État/province

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Période

Manufactured in 1957, the Museum aircraft was flown by the US Air Force until 1958 when it was stored. The RCAF received the aircraft in 1963 and kept it until 1968 when it was transferred to the Museum. The Museum’s F-104A came to Canadair as a pattern aircraft.

Canada

It set a new Canadian altitude record of 30 500 meters (100 110 ft.).

Fonction

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Technique

The RCAF selected the F-104 to replace its Sabre fighters in Europe. The small F-104 Starfighter was an attempt to counter the trend towards increasingly heavier fighters after Second World War. As it evolved, however, the F-104 also got heavier, with the G model almost overloaded with equipment and weapons. With engines built by Orenda, Canadair produced 200 single-seat CF-104s and another 140 F-104Gs for NATO countries. The Canadian Forces phased out its Starfighters in 1986. To achieve good performance with a very small wing, the thin, high-speed profile of the Starfighter could be altered for low-speed flight by drooping the leading and trailing edges of the wings. High-pressure air blew over the drooped trailing edge to maintain a smooth air flow. The aircraft was unfairly considered crash-prone, but most accidents were caused by the method of flying required and poor weather. The ejection seat was rocket-powered.

Notes sur la région

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Détails

Marques

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Manque

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Fini

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Décoration

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