North American Eagle

[CHPMustang]

Was just watching this on The Science Channel,very cool

http://www.landspeed.com/index.htm

 

[ktpauley]

I saw that also. I think the jet they got was flown by Chuck Yeager. Keith

 

[Tail_Gunner]

I think the jet they got was flown by Chuck Yeager. Keith

It's possible, that thing is a F-104 Starfighter. The F-104 was flown widely by the U.S. Air Force as well as many other countries uncluding Canada up until 1980 or so. Canadian F-104's used to fly into the base I was stationed at for fuel stops. They would fly along to runway high overhead and then make a hard breaking turn back for a landing. They would make the wickedest sounding scream when they would start that turn.

 

[ktpauley]

What I meant was the tail number of the jet goes to the F104 Chuck flew. Keith

 

[Maxtor]

It's possible, that thing is a F-104 Starfighter. The F-104 was flown widely by the U.S. Air Force as well as many other countries uncluding Canada up until 1980 or so. Canadian F-104's used to fly into the base I was stationed at for fuel stops. They would fly along to runway high overhead and then make a hard breaking turn back for a landing. They would make the wickedest sounding scream when they would start that turn.

F104s were also stationed at China Lake Naval station, and I remember one that flamed out on takeoff, and the pilot ejected without thinking to roll over on his back, and went straight down into the pavement. The early F104s eject down, not up. Later they came out with a more powerful ejection seat that would clear the tall tail. Many Germans called the F104 the widow maker.

 

[BIG JOE]

F104s were also stationed at China Lake Naval station, and I remember one that flamed out on takeoff, and the pilot ejected without thinking to roll over on his back, and went straight down into the pavement. The early F104s eject down, not up. Later they came out with a more powerful ejection seat that would clear the tall tail. Many Germans called the F104 the widow maker.

I remember one making an emergency landing at NAS Lemoore. Everything about it was foreign to us. Ground power needs, starting method, everything. The Air Force had to send a team down from Mather AFB with a truck full of what it took to get him airborne again.