Smithsonian Magazine4 年
Bob Pardo Once Pushed a Crippled F-4 Home With His F-4. In Flight.
Pardo’s initial plan was to snug the nose of his F-4 against the tail of Aman’s so he could use the thrust of his two General Electric J79 engines to propel both stricken airplanes to the ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN1 个月
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
However, its early USAF service exposed reliability issues with the J79 engine, which limited its long-term role in the Air ...
National Interest on MSN6 个月
Kfir: The Fighter Jet From Israel That Was Feared By Every Air Force
Powered by a General Electric J79 engine, it offers supersonic speed (Mach 2.3) and advanced electronic warfare capabilities.
Smithsonian Magazine4 年
The Bonneville Jet Wars
His Green Monster was powered by a General Electric J79, the engine of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. Art got it for $600 and rebuilt it himself after GE refused him a service manual. One week ...