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Flight test files: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter – mastering the aerodynamics of the razor-thin wing

When the first preproduction YF-104A (55-2961) arrived at the High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards in August 1956, it did not arrive as a combat aircraft. It came to prove that speed could be studied ...

Starfighters Space: FAA Proposal for Relaxed Supersonic Regulations Could Expand Future Opportunities for Aviation and Spaceflight

Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) ("Starfighters Space" or the "Company"), the space company operating the world ...
Morningstar

Starfighters Space and Blackstar Orbital Partner to Advance Flight Testing of Reusable Hypersonic Space Systems

Enables real-world flight testing of Blackstar’s reusable hypersonic “SpaceDrone” using Starfighters’ F-104 aircraft Starfighters Space, Inc. (“Starfighters” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: FJET), ...
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Reusable Hypersonic Space Systems Just Moved from Simulation to Flight Testing and the Only Commercial Supersonic Fleet in the World Is the Platform

Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) announced a strategic partnership with Blackstar Orbital to advance flight testing of reusable hypersonic "SpaceDrone" systems using Starfighters' F-104 ...
Aviation Week

From The Archives: YF-12 Flies NASA Research Mission With F-104 Chase Aircraft

The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Aug. 3, 1970, issue features a NASA Flight Research Center YF-12 over the Mojave desert prior to landing at Edwards AFB, California, following an ...
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Starfighters Space and Blackstar Orbital Partner to Advance Flight Testing of Reusable Hypersonic Space Systems

This multi-mission program is based on a Technical Interchange Agreement (TIA) focused on integrating Blackstar’s SpaceDrone vehicle with Starfighters’ F-104 aircraft platform; a key step in advancing ...