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Originally Posted by Bleiente
The F-104 was an excellent aircraft.
Unfortunately, nobody paid any attention to what this aircraft was actually designed for ... the blame for the crashes is on the politicians and the generals without the spine, who have been abusing both the pilots and the plane.  |
Yes, I watched an interview with Kelly Johnson a long time ago and when the F-104's safety record was brought up, he made it clear that it was designed as an interceptor and pressing it into roles it was not designed for was the main issue. I occasionally check youtube hoping that interview would be posted there but no luck so far.