Simviation Forum - The manned missile

Oct 17^th, 2011 at 11:11pm

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Reply #1 - Oct 17^th, 2011 at 11:14pm

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That does look like a missle. Shocked

I don't need a Sign.....wait......Damn!

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Reply #2 - Oct 17^th, 2011 at 11:56pm

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wow where did you get that sky! Almost unreal looking

Great shots Rob, and the classic last shot sets the scene, very nice Wink

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Reply #3 - Oct 18^th, 2011 at 9:59am

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Wonderful...well done...

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Reply #4 - Oct 18^th, 2011 at 10:36am

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Very nice!!

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Reply #5 - Oct 18^th, 2011 at 11:50am

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Awesome!! The first shot is my favorite. If this isn't a missile then it's a needle mounted on a jet engine Wink

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Reply #6 - Oct 18^th, 2011 at 3:38pm

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Fantastic shots.

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Reply #7 - Oct 18^th, 2011 at 4:55pm

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AMAZING! The lighting and reflections are all simply amazing! And not to mention the wonderful horizon!

And if you want to see a REAL manned missile, look up the japanese "Boca".

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Reply #8 - Oct 18^th, 2011 at 5:29pm

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I don't know about anywhere else but in Canada they called the Starfighter the "Widowmaker" due to frequent engine fails and several crashes.

Great pic. Thanx for the link.

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Reply #9 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 10:00am

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Awesome shots Rob Cool

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #10 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 6:11pm

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I recall getting given a 1:144444444444th scale model kit of these as a kid. As i was only small, you can imagine the mess of glue, sprue and sticky fingers everywhere. However, unpainted as it was, it was still recognisable as a F-104 when 'finished'. A family member came along and said 'ah...the widowmaker' so thats what ive always known these as Grin

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The RAF didnt have them but the Luftwaffe did, and i presume they lost a 'few'....

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Reply #11 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 7:08pm

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Yup, I too have heard the "Widow Maker" moniker. That, along with several other if it's nicknames. The thing that I love is the haunting, yet awesome sound the engine makes! If you dont know what I am talking about... youtube it!

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Reply #12 - Oct 20^th, 2011 at 2:03am

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My goodness Shocked

. Great shots man Cool

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The Germans made great planes bf-109, 110 e.t.c but they also made planes that made the kamikaze look sane Grin

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Reply #13 - Oct 20^th, 2011 at 4:16am

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Nice shots. They remind me of the F-104 display team I saw at Mildenhall in the 1970s. Very fast & very noisy!

todayshorse wrote on Oct 19^th, 2011 at 6:11pm:

The RAF didnt have them but the Luftwaffe did, and i presume they lost a 'few'....

More than a few. According to Wikipedia: "In Luftwaffe service, 292 of 916 Starfighters crashed, claiming the lives of 115 pilots ..... "

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Reply #14 - Oct 20^th, 2011 at 2:31pm

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gtirob01 wrote on Oct 19^th, 2011 at 7:08pm:

Yup, I too have heard the "Widow Maker" moniker. That, along with several other if it's nicknames. The thing that I love is the haunting, yet awesome sound the engine makes! If you dont know what I am talking about... youtube it!

Yes, the spooky yet soothing sounds of the J79 engines. Smokey as hell though!

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