F-104 – The Aviationist

This Awesome Video Of A General Electric J79 Engine Shows The Theory Behind Afterburners And Variable Exhaust Nozzles

September 14, 2019 David Cenciotti

This is how one of the most famous jet engines works. Videos like the one below are interesting for several different reasons. They show the raw power of a jet engine working at different throttle/thrust […]

Watch Starfighters’ TF-104 Intercept and Escort “One More Orbit” G650ER World Record Flight To NASA’s KSC

August 23, 2019 David Cenciotti

65 years since its first flight, the F-104s of the NASA’s KSC-based “Starfighters” continue to carry out a variety of missions for government and commercial customers. Starfighters operates the world’s only fleet of flight-ready F-104s. […]

15 Years Ago Today, The Italian Air Force Bid Farewell To The F-104 Starfighter With A Memorable Airshow At Pratica di Mare

May 30, 2019 David Cenciotti

Few months before the retirement from the active service, the Aeronautica Militare organized an airshow to bid farewell to the iconic “manned missile”. The F-104 wrote the final chapter of its extraordinary career within the […]

Backseat Experience: How You Should Prepare To Fly In A Combat Jet As A Passenger

January 19, 2018 David Cenciotti

I’m often asked what flying in a military jet looks like and how I do prepare for such missions. Here are some tips that might be useful to get the most out of your fast […]

That Time the Luftwaffe Experimented with a Rocket-Launched F-104G Starfighter

January 12, 2018 Tom Demerly

“Zero Length Launch” Was Tested in Germany on an F-104G. Here’s the Video. Almost every aviation enthusiast has probably seen the famous June 1957 test videos of a North American F-100 Super Saber being launched […]