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Starfighter
For more than two years aeronautical enthusiasts have been eagerly swopping meagre “unconfirmed details” of the Lockheed F-104 supersonic fighter. In conformity with a possibly unrealistic Pentagon decision, its characteristics, like those of other recent U.S.A.F. prototypes, have been a closely guarded secret. Now, however, “the wraps” are off. As in most missiles, virtually everything had to be put inside the fuselage, which, at the same time, had to be of minimum |
Fleet has Sparrows
Fighter aircraft of the U.S. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean have now been equipped with the Sperry Sparrow guided air-to-air missile. The U.S. Navy is thus the first of the American armed services to put air-to-air missiles into service. It is reported that the Sparrow’s accuracy has been demonstrated by “hundreds of launchings against drone targets” and that it can be fired at ranges up to five miles and speeds up to 2,000 m.p.h. |
Looking Forward Belgrade radio said recently that the Jugoslav Air Force is expecting delivery of a number of American jet fighters under the U.S. Military Aid Programme. |
Source: Flight International