Old Viper Tester Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Some NASA F-104s from the '80s. All were stationed at the Dryden Flight Research Center located on Edwards AFB. F-104N N811NA, December 1981 F-104N N812NA, October 1982 - Edwards Open House JF-104A N818NA (USAF s/n 552961), July 1985 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum F-104G N820NA (Converted F-104A, USAF s/n 56-0790) March 1981 - DFRC flyable storage, no flight test nose boom or cannon port cover October 1988 - USAF Flight Test Center Museum TF-104G N825NA (ex-Luftwaffe, USAF s/n 66-13628) March 1981 September 1983 May 1990 F-104G N826NA (ex-Luftwaffe) March 1981 - Replacement nose cone and cannon port cover from the previous (1970s) NASA paint scheme September 1981 - Edwards Open house May 1984 September 1984. Test airfoil mounted on the aircraft centerline. October 1988 - Edwards AFB Open House Thanks for looking, Sven 24 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The F-104 looks superb with stripes running down the fuselage to the nose. Great photos Sven Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I have a few sets of NASA decals for various 104s. These pictures will be very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Great set of pictures again Sven, those Starfighters look really smart. Thanks for sharing them. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Love those, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Beautiful, just beautiful . . . Thanks for sharing. 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Very Cool. I love that you call them 'Zippers' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Superb, Sven What a wonderful machine she was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Some impressive colour schemes in these great photos, must be inspiration for a model there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Great pics! I have a couple of the Hasegawa NASA boxing, these are lovely references. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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