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  • @GrowlingSidewinder
    @GrowlingSidewinder  ปีที่แล้ว +43

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    • @Anarchy_420
      @Anarchy_420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      F-15STOL/MTD VS NGAD

    • @Anarchy_420
      @Anarchy_420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      8:25 missile impacts the ground lol was well disguised in the falling debris ;)

    • @thecobra45
      @thecobra45 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      F104 vs mig 31 DOGFIGHT
      F16 vs F86

    • @firebald2915
      @firebald2915 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most times, the comments are as entertaining as the battles.

    • @ecoop20
      @ecoop20 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is the Jeff still a thing? Haven't seen it on your channel in like a year

  • @potatonamedtate6727
    @potatonamedtate6727 ปีที่แล้ว +863

    How do you get a F-104? Buy a plot of land in Germany and wait.

  • @RudyRedTop
    @RudyRedTop ปีที่แล้ว +224

    "It banks with intent to turn" is probably one of the funniest quotes ever.

    • @firebald2915
      @firebald2915 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      " ya don't get that lucky twice..." - GS

    • @charleswatkins8558
      @charleswatkins8558 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Couldn't agree more, couldn't agree more !!!!

    • @slowhornet4802
      @slowhornet4802 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      F-104 G CCV would be an interesting addition.

    • @Jones607
      @Jones607 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      An F-104 needs the state of Nebraska to do a 180 turn.😆

    • @alwenke212
      @alwenke212 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      a lawn dart has much better aerodynamics than an f-104.

  • @Db--jt7bt
    @Db--jt7bt ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I have an uncle who flew F-4s and F15As. He said the F-104 was not an airplane, but a manned cruise missile that would sometimes return to base. Never flew in them but saw them many times in Germany.

    • @nurderbvbabernurderbvb
      @nurderbvbabernurderbvb ปีที่แล้ว

      "sometimes" says everything you need to know about the f104😅

  • @the_beef4762
    @the_beef4762 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    Your video quality is so far ahead of all the other DCS videos on YT. It looks gorgeous. Great as always bro.

    • @GrowlingSidewinder
      @GrowlingSidewinder  ปีที่แล้ว +46

      many thanks, much love.

    • @farisshaikh1026
      @farisshaikh1026 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GrowlingSidewinder Which version of the AIM-9 were you using? L, M, P?

    • @colRobinOlds
      @colRobinOlds ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@farisshaikh1026 I think the G version used either J or E version, most likely it's aim 9J

  • @spitefulwar
    @spitefulwar ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Hartmann himself said about the F-104 (he qualified on it) that it indeed was not a dogfighter but rather an incredible interceptor and boom and zoomer. He argued having superior speed on all altitudes as the prime quality in a supersonic fighter.

    • @JazzJaRa
      @JazzJaRa ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hartmann didn't flew it himself. He was against the plans of the german Luftwaffe to buy the Jet. He had good conections to the Pilots in the US Airforce and they told him about all the problems the Jet had. One of the F-104 Project Leaders said that Hartmann didn't had the expirience to talk about the matters. After a lot of accidents Hartmann blamed the german decission of buying the jet and was pushed away from his post.

    • @anthonyhayes1267
      @anthonyhayes1267 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hartmann, if I'm not mistaken, tended to stick to tactics such as boom and zoom during ww2.

  • @BrianTRice77
    @BrianTRice77 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    A battle where the MiG-21 enjoys an advantage in wing loading! 😂

    • @BrianTRice77
      @BrianTRice77 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Seriously, just seeing the F-104 in combat simulation is great.

    • @Pman353
      @Pman353 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Pretty sure a car has more wing loading😂

    • @gt7984
      @gt7984 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wonder how it compares to the harrier lol

    • @stcredzero
      @stcredzero ปีที่แล้ว +12

      F-104: At least it has better wing loading than a brick.

    • @Anarchy_420
      @Anarchy_420 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'd love to see GS fly The J-7 VS MIG-21 lol cant really get a closer matchup!👍

  • @dhmacher
    @dhmacher ปีที่แล้ว +59

    "Where's that missile?" is almost as ominous as "Where did he go?"

    • @baginatora
      @baginatora ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But not as panic inducing as "I think I'm safe"

  • @Ganiscol
    @Ganiscol ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The Germans have the nicest nicknames for some of these old planes.
    'Erdnagel' is a favorite, sure, but I just love 'Luftwaffen Diesel' for the F-4 Phantom! 😅

    • @CakePrincessCelestia
      @CakePrincessCelestia ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "Efchen" for the Eurofighter (EF) is nice as well. Sounds like Äffchen, which means little monkey. Or "Klappdrachen" for the Tornado (folding dragon) :)

    • @radfahrer875
      @radfahrer875 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The F-4 is the "Eisenschwein" meaning Iron Pig.

    • @Ganiscol
      @Ganiscol ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@radfahrer875 Die Phantom ist in erster Linie der Luftwaffen Diesel, dann der Öl Ofen und erst dann - vielleicjt - "Eisenschwein", was ja mit gar nix was zu tun hat...

    • @radfahrer875
      @radfahrer875 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ganiscol Na, wieder im Klugscheissermodus unterwegs?

  • @ThisFinalHandle
    @ThisFinalHandle ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Starfighter: when the circumference of the earth becomes your rate fight. Don't worry, I'll come back around and get him.

  • @Seabee203
    @Seabee203 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I love how badass the starfighter looks.

    • @richard.20000
      @richard.20000 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The name is cool too: The Starfighter. It sounds like from Star wars movie.
      It evokes F-104 can go to orbit and back. That would be cool. Something like UD-4 Cheyenee (Colonial Marines dropship).

  • @stcredzero
    @stcredzero ปีที่แล้ว +76

    The F-104 and the lawn dart. Both are narrow and sleek. Both are prone to deadly accidents. Both are known to have a tendency to go into the ground.

    • @nigelsmith7366
      @nigelsmith7366 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks captain obvious 🤣🤣

    • @HRCSJSUAMMAS
      @HRCSJSUAMMAS ปีที่แล้ว

      nose first, don't forget nose first

  • @Hunter-zp5hd
    @Hunter-zp5hd ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I don’t even DCS, but i watch the channel to see how various aircraft are practically used. It’s nice when you have plausible scenarios. I enjoy those the best.

  • @JAEUFM
    @JAEUFM ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Might be a 'lawn dart', but, it is a sexy looking lawn dart.

  • @TheGoddamnBacon
    @TheGoddamnBacon ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "What is that, a MiG-19?...Fox-2."
    Gotta love GS LOL

  • @l8knight845
    @l8knight845 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    There's a couple places in Alberta where there are Starfighters suspended just above the ground to walk around. Cool jet! Cold Lake Alberta also has a suspended F-18 which is really impressive to walk around.

  • @thetbnrtitanium007
    @thetbnrtitanium007 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "Lawndart I mean Starfighter"
    Cracked me up lmao 😂

  • @rmp5s
    @rmp5s ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Imagine flying along and all of a sudden, BOOM...toast...

  • @accessdenied3379
    @accessdenied3379 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't see the missile launch.... Kaboom!!!!! 😂 Those KIA parts are the most funniest 😂. Loved it ❤

  • @LisaAndJennie11
    @LisaAndJennie11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    According to several old timers, the F-104G had a really great radar and avionics for its time.

  • @nicomeier8098
    @nicomeier8098 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I was young the Dutch air force flew the F-104.
    We used to call the flying soldering irons.
    They were quite noise, as in those days they could fly low over recreational woodlands..............o how times have changed.

  • @miguelruiz8183
    @miguelruiz8183 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like how gs used differential thrust against that mig in that climb!!!

  • @rickblackwell6435
    @rickblackwell6435 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I was in Cold Lake Alberta in 1981 during Operation Maple flag and an A-10 claimed to have locked onto a CF-104 with a Maverick missile. I was never sure if he was serious or joking.

    • @thystaff742
      @thystaff742 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You must have some interesting conversations with planes in an airfield. Ever have any guys approach you with a nice jacket with extra long sleeves?

    • @ootachi
      @ootachi ปีที่แล้ว

      israelis shot down at least one plane with some a2g missile (from a helicopter!) so not impossible

    • @Isaiah-oj6zm
      @Isaiah-oj6zm ปีที่แล้ว

      Mavericks can although probs wouldn’t hit

    • @slowhornet4802
      @slowhornet4802 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Isaiah-oj6zm Would at least be a fair dogfight: Both the F-104 and the Maverick have lots of thrust combined with tiny wings 🙂

    • @stephentosh1454
      @stephentosh1454 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did he specify if the 104 was in the air?😅

  • @HughShower
    @HughShower ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the reasons it got it’s nickname early on was the fact it was deadly to its test pilots during development. One test pilot had to eject at speed and was cut in half by the tail. They then decided to try something radical and designed a unique ejection system that fired the pilot downwards through the bottom of the plane to avoid that. Shortly afterwards, a test pilot was killed on a takeoff roll when the ejector seat malfunctioned and fired the pilot into the runway, then the plane ran over the dead pilot. (I’ve seen the test footage - not pretty.)

  • @vicroc4
    @vicroc4 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Oh, it tracked. They don't usually do that."
    An accurate description of the first generation of air-to-air missiles. Even the Sidewinder had teething pains. During Vietnam where they were clearly the better option over the Sparrow, they still had a tendency to malfunction, lose lock even in good conditions, etc. It wasn't overconfidence in the weapons that led planners to believe that guns were obsolete, it was malicious ignorance that willfully blinded itself to the actual results of air-to-air missile testing.

  • @JesterKindaSucks
    @JesterKindaSucks ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Man GS, seems like your sanity is deteriorating, having 1 rocket with wings against another rocket with wings

  • @bobbyshaftoe
    @bobbyshaftoe ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I understand the Starfighter was 'fast as hell' ... can you do some high speed intercept scenarios with this beast?

    • @slowhornet4802
      @slowhornet4802 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That would be nice. Maybe VSN is adding at one point the ZELL variation. Would allow a spectacular launch.

  • @DeathPenny
    @DeathPenny ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those MIG-19 jockeys were probably elated that their ejection seats actually worked - but furious when they found out they didn't come with parachutes!

  • @g3arjammer837
    @g3arjammer837 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why did I read the notification as “Growling Lawndart” at first lmao

  • @firestar7188
    @firestar7188 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In the seventies ( 1975 ) when most Starfighter users already had chosen a new fighter plane ( F 16, Tornado .. )
    F 104 -G user Italy started the production of the F 104 - S, with Sparrow missiles.

  • @ImUrNemesis97
    @ImUrNemesis97 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I got to see the f-104 demo team fly at MacDill AFB some years ago, and it’s still one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen!

  • @TechnikMeister2
    @TechnikMeister2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The F104 took over the title of The Flying Coffin from the B47. It was also called The Widow Maker. Losses were 31.8%, all from accidents. It had a stall speed of 316kph (198mph) below which it just fell out of the sky in an unrecoverable flat spin.

  • @debbiestimac5175
    @debbiestimac5175 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was a Goa that almost got you. It was if it did a flyby to say, "SA-2? How dare you! See me now, comrade Sidewinder? Are you puckered up or what?" GS: "Whoa!!!!"

  • @BSWThunder6
    @BSWThunder6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I sat in an RCAF Starfighter at an airshow years ago, just before they went out of service. It's a long way back to those wings 😆

  • @omenaccipio
    @omenaccipio ปีที่แล้ว +2

    36 seconds to end the video and GS was: "Where's that missile?" ... I knew it coming.

  • @JGL841
    @JGL841 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I saw a StarFighter years ago at an airshow in Canada. It had a very distinctive engine sound similar to an F-18 (but much lower pitch). The pilot demonstrated the turning radius of the StarFighter... and I'm still waiting! 😂

    • @TheRobeRanger
      @TheRobeRanger ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rumor has it that the Starfighter from the airshow is still turning to get to the runway…

  • @tiivc
    @tiivc ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The old "go completely stationary on the enemy missile operator's scope at the highest possible altitude, to confuse him about whether to shoot" trick, eh?

  • @twinters8
    @twinters8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the FOX-2 YOLO 40 seconds into the video. "The hell is that? .... FOX-2"

  • @Irskin
    @Irskin ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely loving these legacy early- to mid-Cold War aircraft videos. Solid stuff.

  • @nickwanrooy6130
    @nickwanrooy6130 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the mig 19 actualy has a very primative RWR. it only detect it when you are locked from the direct rear. there is also a delay in it

  • @eisenphx980
    @eisenphx980 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love that you chose a JG 71 „Richthofen“ 104 G my home town wing. I can remember hearing the sonic boom and early screeching the 104 made from my childhood!

  • @firewolfy_6
    @firewolfy_6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Germans also called it "Erdnagel", wich roughly translates as earth nail. Rather accurate, don't you think?

  • @timbaskett6299
    @timbaskett6299 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You should see some of the proposed designs for the F-104. I don't remember what country did it, but there was a model with canards that looked like the tail on the fuselage spine.

    • @CakePrincessCelestia
      @CakePrincessCelestia ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's the F-104G CCV Germany used as a testbed for FBW controls.

  • @simoneradice3576
    @simoneradice3576 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    GS , you should fly in F104S Super Stafighter. Italian variant could carry 2 Aim 7 E , 4 Aim 9 f/j , but no cannon, and was powered with a J79-ge - 19 , 8200 kg/s engine.

    • @serse9570
      @serse9570 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Diglielo frà

    • @simoneradice3576
      @simoneradice3576 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@serse9570 eh col mio inglese sgangherato. Quanto ho amato quel caccia, ho sognato per tutta la mia infanzia e ben oltre di volarci!!

    • @TheGoddamnBacon
      @TheGoddamnBacon ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@simoneradice3576 hey, you did good man.

  • @CakePrincessCelestia
    @CakePrincessCelestia ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:31 That goes well with "The wings are only there to separate the tip tanks from the fuselage" :D
    7:58 That's how you spell CLOSE, guys!
    8:19 Never take a chance twice...
    9:05 Did your engine just die up or did you cut the throttle?
    9:32 ... getting greedy...
    9:55 The missile always knows where it is by knowing where it isn't...
    9:58 ... gets you killed ;)

  • @whirlwindeddie2124
    @whirlwindeddie2124 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:00 SAM: First warning man, never get too greedy
    9:58 SAM: That's it you crossed the line

  • @71stang94
    @71stang94 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A Best of 5 dogfight with the F104 would still be worthwhile

  • @SeaWasp
    @SeaWasp ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw a few posts about Cold Lake, AB, and other posts saying they saw the 104s in Canada. I have to assume those were in Cold Lake, too. I got a chance to spend a couple weeks there in 2004 while I was an Air Cadet, doing the aircrew survival summer camp. We had F-18s flying over every 15-20 minutes, as well as helicopters, the Snowbirds, the Thunderbirds, and of course the 104s, all practicing over our heads for the Cold Lake Airshow. Super cool. They would drown out our instructors, it was hilarious. The Starfighters have a hell of a howl! Also, got to go to the actual Cold Lake Airshow, too!
    On a side note, while we were out in the bush, we were treated to hearing live fire exercises off in the distance as well. Pretty unreal!

  • @canadiangringo8006
    @canadiangringo8006 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude I just had A&W’s new burger and a plate of crinkle-cut fries. I’m down three beers and I’m sipping a fourth one. I’m watching a GSW vid while lounging in bed and my girl is asleep on my chest. Thank you for contributing to the best evening I’ve had in a decade. Keep up the good work, my friend

  • @uha6477
    @uha6477 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Fantastic!
    Perhaps they'll come out with the Italian F-104S too. That might be interesting.

    • @BirdstrikeJack
      @BirdstrikeJack ปีที่แล้ว +1

      better liveries by my persp.

    • @uha6477
      @uha6477 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, they looked pretty nice.

  • @helplmchoking
    @helplmchoking ปีที่แล้ว

    "gotta check your six!"
    Says the guy who had a bandit form up on his wing completely unnoticed 😂

  • @grndiesel
    @grndiesel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude, Just because it's called the widow-maker, doesn't mean you have to validate the name. And yet, for some reason I still love the Starfighter.

  • @bjrneirikstrkersen1021
    @bjrneirikstrkersen1021 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    00:53
    "Here's the deal tho...."
    Accurately describing the Starfighter

  • @doganakkaya2512
    @doganakkaya2512 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Every day GS's spider-sense for incoming missiles grow a bit more stronger

  • @darklordojeda
    @darklordojeda ปีที่แล้ว

    At a decommissioned naval air station in my hometown they have an F-104 on static display in NASA livery. It's in rough shape but they're restoring it.

  • @Hazmat-assassin
    @Hazmat-assassin ปีที่แล้ว +2

    7:51 I think the greed saved your life on this one lol.
    9:53 dude that's real tough 😂 good flying though! I enjoy your videos! It's very in in depth, thank you!

  • @inquisitorbacon8170
    @inquisitorbacon8170 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GS: "You don't get that lucky twice." Proceeds to screw around and find out.
    SA-2 : "Hello, this is the missile guidance system!"

    • @vicroc4
      @vicroc4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn't...

    • @Stargazzer811
      @Stargazzer811 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "We're trying to contact you about your aircraft's expired warranty!"

  • @SilverbladeDagger
    @SilverbladeDagger ปีที่แล้ว

    GS: "Where's the missile?"
    SAM: "Here, hold this."

  • @toddchristensenwolf2509
    @toddchristensenwolf2509 ปีที่แล้ว

    “Literally splash one” “in the drink” the merry punster today lol!

  • @Ifoughtpiranhas
    @Ifoughtpiranhas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the Jagdgeschwader 71 "Richthofen" unit marking on the intake of the F-104.

  • @kevinmcdonald6446
    @kevinmcdonald6446 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love the 104, even if it was problematic. Looking forward to when the best Century fighter is available, the F-106.

    • @CakePrincessCelestia
      @CakePrincessCelestia ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm so down for full DCS modules of the 102 and 106... probably the most underrepresented fighter, or rather interceptor ever in flight simming.

    • @kilianortmann9979
      @kilianortmann9979 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@CakePrincessCelestia The F-101 would enter the chat, but no one remembered to invite it.

  • @christopherwang4392
    @christopherwang4392 ปีที่แล้ว

    According to F.P. Streid (1985), Lockheed did a paper study on modernizing the F-104 Starfighter into a dogfighter by implementing structural changes to compete with Northrop's F-20 Tigershark.
    Source: Streid, F.P. (1985, April 25). F-104 Dogfighter [PDF].

  • @nomar5spaulding
    @nomar5spaulding ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the F-104 Starfighter. This thing is my favorite of the Century Series. My dad's is the 105 Thunderchief.

  • @kiwifire1
    @kiwifire1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love watching the 2nd and 3rd gen planes in combat. Thanks GS. Keep it up.

  • @militantcapitalist4606
    @militantcapitalist4606 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seen an F-104 close, in Belgium in a museum, in the same hall with an F4 Phantom; it looked like a cruise missile with a cockpit when compared to the F4; but such a beautiful little rocket it is.

  • @b.chuchlucious5471
    @b.chuchlucious5471 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seeing these fly along with the Phantoms/Eagles at Luke AFB when I was younger was a real privilege. They retired the Luftwaffe program in March of '83.

  • @aztec0112
    @aztec0112 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The VSN F104 really likes to go fast...and spin. It also really likes to spin, even on the ground!

  • @ribsi85
    @ribsi85 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This jet always makes me laugh. Obviously the pilot stories are hilarious, but the look as well.
    That tail is so huge and rigid, it looks like it's made of concrete or something. Combined with the weird little stubby wings, comedy.

  • @sohrabroozbahani4700
    @sohrabroozbahani4700 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well... the missile turns tighter it seems...

  • @icaleinns6233
    @icaleinns6233 ปีที่แล้ว

    I STILL wanna see you land that thing! That's gotta be the longest landing roll ever.

  • @EB-Ghost6
    @EB-Ghost6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The star fighter banks with intent to turn, none the less it is just one of many of my all time favorites

  • @bblvrable
    @bblvrable ปีที่แล้ว

    The F-104 is like a dragster. It's one of the best jets if you're going in a straight line as fast as possible, and not great at much else.

  • @mitsos76
    @mitsos76 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the exact color-signs of my 1st aircraft model I made was I was a kid, I grew up with these winged rockets flying arround together with the F4s, back in the '80s in Greece.

  • @GM-fh5jp
    @GM-fh5jp ปีที่แล้ว

    When flying the Luftwaffe 104 it would be appropriate to say "Auf Wiedersehen" at the moment your Fox 2 impacts the enemy :)

  • @MrHeuvaladao
    @MrHeuvaladao ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And that was the last time we've heard of him. His wife is the newest widow.

  • @Durzo1259
    @Durzo1259 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah, I'm just gonna say it: the military are dorks when it comes to naming stuff and naming a plane the "starfighter" is the pinnacle of dorkiness.

  • @Prophet-of-the-Unknown-Lord
    @Prophet-of-the-Unknown-Lord ปีที่แล้ว

    Fun (sort of...) fact: In Italy the F-104 was nicknamed either "spillone" ("big pin") or "bara volante" ("flying coffin").

  • @donakahorse
    @donakahorse ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the Jart does exactly what it was designed to do, carry missiles and outrun everything else. lol

  • @schumifan78
    @schumifan78 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:41 the MiG-17 shedding lonely tears now 😢

  • @pinngg6907
    @pinngg6907 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The last one really shows how greed can cost you a lot. He could've just ran away from the mig-15 but he chose to try to take it

  • @davidsimmons1105
    @davidsimmons1105 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was very fortunate to have met and spoke with a retired USAF Colonel, who had flown both the F15 and the F104. He was very solid in his conviction, that given an opportunity, he could out fly an F15 with a F104.

  • @sebastianriemer1777
    @sebastianriemer1777 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's strange. We call it the Witwenmacher but I have met ex pilots during my service in the luftwaffe and expected them to hate it. It was quiet the opposite, they all loved that plane.

  • @numberyellow
    @numberyellow ปีที่แล้ว

    In the end, you got greedy, flew too close to the sun, and lost your wings.. Honestly, that's the kind of shit that earns you a callsign. We really should call you Icarus.
    good fight, dude.

  • @geonerd
    @geonerd ปีที่แล้ว

    LOL!!!
    I'd like to see you try more vertical fights in the 104. And drop those silly wing tanks!! :) I think it might do sorta-OK under those conditions. (?)

  • @warphalak
    @warphalak ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dude, you dodged so many missiles lately that I think we gotta start count them as skill :))

  • @lord_kerman
    @lord_kerman ปีที่แล้ว

    That slow motion "oooooooohhhhh" was great ❤❤

  • @TJP443.
    @TJP443. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel like this video with those old missiles really show less dense air up high matters

  • @jsiders7935
    @jsiders7935 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your reaction to that missile at the end made me spit my coffee out.

  • @High_Alpha
    @High_Alpha ปีที่แล้ว

    GS "I don't see the missile launch...OOHHHH..."
    [BING]
    Narrator "It was at this moment he realised... he'd f**ked up."

  • @Dutchcomentatah
    @Dutchcomentatah ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandpa was in the Dutch military in 1960-1980. He joked that the German military would accidentally fly through Dutch airspace because of the 104s huge turn circle.

  • @jeffsherk7056
    @jeffsherk7056 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are so much fun to watch. Thanks!

  • @ootachi
    @ootachi ปีที่แล้ว

    lawndart vs pencil, ultimate battles of the 20th century

  • @fakshen1973
    @fakshen1973 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Germans tried to press the 104 into other roles than interceptor. It was meant to get up to altitude quickly and then rush to wherever the bombers were coming in.

    • @AirwayZombie
      @AirwayZombie ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually it was not designed to intercept bombers, it was designed as an air superiority fighter. Read the history.

  • @SliceofLife7777
    @SliceofLife7777 ปีที่แล้ว

    Widow Maker was a term to describe an unbreakable horse, originally. Such an animal would be useful at rodeos. The fear it instills in would be riders, due to it's history as a killer horse would draw crowds, and be a source of much gambling.

  • @neilkigers8047
    @neilkigers8047 ปีที่แล้ว

    "The Starfighter is a good machine. But I'd better fly a plane and not this winged rocket"

  • @chuck.reichert83
    @chuck.reichert83 ปีที่แล้ว

    At first I thought this was an April Fools joke, and I was going to hear you talk about 1 circle and 2 circle in a plane that turns worse than Derrick Zoolander.

  • @sety5591
    @sety5591 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sweep wing fighter, like F-14 and Mig-23, has F-104 speed and can dogfight at same time (wing extended).

  • @gustavososa8259
    @gustavososa8259 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I admire your program. I am an aviation fan. When could you make a short film about the capacities of the fighters on means of anti-aircraft defense?

  • @Marauder1981
    @Marauder1981 ปีที่แล้ว

    Famous last words of many pilots: "hirse!mirse...!!!"

  • @Hardcover_Pilot
    @Hardcover_Pilot ปีที่แล้ว

    "I don't see the missile launch OHIT'SRIGHTHE--" - Me, entirely too many times