Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter Single-Seat High-Speed Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft.
1 x General Electric J79-GE-11A afterburning turbojet engine developing 15,800 lb of thrust.
Propulsion
1,320 mph
2,124 kph | 1,147 kts
Max Speed
58,005 ft
17,680 m | 11 miles
Service Ceiling
1,081 miles
1,740 km | 940 nm
Operational Range
48,000 ft/min
14,630 m/min
Rate-of-Climb