At 09:45 AM 8/19/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> > Excellent summary of this flawed but brilliant aircraft.
> > Very fast. Very capable. Very dangerous to fly.
> > Simultaneously held world speed, altitude and rate of climb records.
> > One of a very few aircraft with a downward firing ejector seat.
>
>I think the fact that the F-104 killed Iven Kincheloe and almost
>killed Chuck Yeager pretty much sums up its danger level...
>
>Mike H.

Some call it the "widowmaker". But a fighter-pilot friend who flew CF104s
way back when thought that most problems were attributable to pilot error.
<shrug>

Best regards,

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