Red Tuesday, Planelopnik Edition

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 01/07/2014 at 11:51 • Filed to: planelopnik

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The Aeritalia F-104S Starfighter was a licensed production !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! version of the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! which served in the Italian Air Force (AMI, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ), and was the AMI's mainstay from the late 1960s until the beginning of the 21st Century. The F-104S also served in the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! until the mid-1990s. The F-104S was the final development of the Starfighter line. ( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! )

atf23 > ttyymmnn 01/07/2014 at 11:56

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Ah, the F-104 Starfighter Ferrari jet! Awesome!

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > ttyymmnn 01/07/2014 at 11:57

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Any background on this?

ttyymmnn > atf23 01/07/2014 at 11:57

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Built under license by Aeritalia.

Brian, The Life of > ttyymmnn 01/07/2014 at 11:57

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Whenever I see an F-104, I think of my hero.

ttyymmnn > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/07/2014 at 11:57

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I updated the post to include some info.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > ttyymmnn 01/07/2014 at 14:15

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Back when building jets didn't take a committee, but a man with vision at the head of a team of engineers.

Let's build a missile, and put a pilot at the front. Don't forget the wings, and make the front of the pilot seat with enough room...

The Transporter > Brian, The Life of 01/07/2014 at 14:18

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I've always had mixed emotions about this scene. The pilot in me derides the technical inaccuracies, while the filmmaker loves the way it was shot and edited.

B1n > ttyymmnn 01/12/2014 at 13:48

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