Toronto Starfighter!?!?
Fri May 27, 2005 6:22 am
Every once and a while you find another Warbird "in your back yard" that you never heard about before. Such is the case just now. I was surfing through the Registry of the F-104s when I came across this one...
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/jetregis ... 12652.html
...So where exactly is this? I have never heard about this one before!
Mike
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/jetregis ... 12652.html
...So where exactly is this? I have never heard about this one before!
Mike
Fri May 27, 2005 7:06 am
215 Yonge Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario
M5M 3H9 Canada
Toronto, Ontario
M5M 3H9 Canada
Fri May 27, 2005 7:16 am
That is only a few blocks from where my sister lives!
I will definitely be checking this out next weekend.
Mike
I will definitely be checking this out next weekend.
Mike
Fri May 27, 2005 5:46 pm
The Starfighter is at Canadian
Forces Staff collage
Not sure about access
I took the phot durnung a meeting of Ontario Group RCAFA
Centeral region and do remember signing in
Great Heraldry wall in the Mess and other military items throughout grounds
Forces Staff collage
Not sure about access
I took the phot durnung a meeting of Ontario Group RCAFA
Centeral region and do remember signing in
Great Heraldry wall in the Mess and other military items throughout grounds
Mon May 30, 2005 10:23 pm
she doesn't look to shabby glad to say!! 
Mon May 30, 2005 10:26 pm
it's been said that the 104's leading edge of the wing could cut you like a knife...... myth & or b.s. or fact???? i see nothing protecting the public from this example!!! regards, tom
Tue May 31, 2005 3:01 pm
Tom,
I think it's somewhere in the myth/BS category. The wing is very thin and the leading edge is sharp as leading edges go, but not even close to the knife category. It's been a while since I've seen one up close, but if I recall correctly, the edge has a radius about that of a quarter, +/-.
Walt
I think it's somewhere in the myth/BS category. The wing is very thin and the leading edge is sharp as leading edges go, but not even close to the knife category. It's been a while since I've seen one up close, but if I recall correctly, the edge has a radius about that of a quarter, +/-.
Walt
Tue May 31, 2005 3:18 pm
RareBear wrote:I think it's somewhere in the myth/BS category. The wing is very thin and the leading edge is sharp as leading edges go, but not even close to the knife category. It's been a while since I've seen one up close, but if I recall correctly, the edge has a radius about that of a quarter, +/-.
I agree... however if you were to wack your head into the leading edge while servicing the plane you may change your mind.
I think I have seen at least one museum display a F-104 with guards placed over that leading edge. Was this general practice when they were in service? I suppose it would be like hanging those ribbons on other equipment sticking out to prevent accidents.
Mike
F104 wing leading edge
Tue May 31, 2005 3:51 pm
Yes it was common practice to place a guard over the wing leading edge to prevent injuries.
Tue May 31, 2005 9:55 pm
that makes sense!!!
Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:22 am
According to the July 'Aeroplane Monthly' just out in the UK, the F-104 wing has a thickness at the root of 4.5inches and a leading edge radius of 0.016 inches.