Lockheed F-104 Starfighter - Specifications (F-104G)

Specifications (F-104G)

Data from Quest for Performance

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 54 ft 8 in (16.66 m)
• Wingspan: 21 ft 9 in (6.36 m)
• Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.09 m)
• Wing area: 196.1 ft² (18.22 m²)
• Airfoil: Biconvex 3.36% root and tip
• Empty weight: 14,000 lb (6,350 kg)
• Loaded weight: 20,640 lb (9,365 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 29,027 lb (13,170 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × General Electric J79-GE-11A afterburning turbojet
  • Dry thrust: 10,000 lbf (48 kN)
  • Thrust with afterburner: 15,600 lbf (69 kN)
• Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0172
• Drag area: 3.37 sq ft (0.31 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 2.45

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,328 mph (1,154 kn, 2,125 km/h)
• Combat radius: 420 mi (365 nmi, 670 km)
• Ferry range: 1,630 mi (1,420 nm, 2,623 km)
• Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 48,000 ft/min (244 m/s)
• Wing loading: 105 lb/ft² (514 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.54 with max. takeoff weight (0.76 loaded)
  
• Lift-to-drag ratio: 9.2

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) T171 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon, 725 rounds
• Hardpoints: 7 with a capacity of 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles: 4 × AIM-9 Sidewinder
  • Other: Bombs, rockets, or other stores