{"product_id":"f-104-starfighter-in-action-by-lou-drendel-1976-1st-edition-softcover","title":"F-104 Starfighter in Action by Lou Drendel: 1976 1st Edition Softcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Lou Drendal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Squadron \/ Signal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePagination: 50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: very good, with shelf wear.Includes a bundle of press cuttings and inserts from the original owner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1st Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, this was a phenomenal performer. It flew at as much as Mach 2.2 (over twice the speed of sound); it reached over 100,000 feet in some test flights. Lockheed's \"skunk works\" worked on this plane, beginning design work in 1952--with the fighter becoming operational in 1958. It was smallish for a fighter, but its performance was outsized. Flying the plane was a challenge. While it had some amazing performance potential, it could be hard to handle in certain situations. In another work, it was noted that Germans referred to the F-104 as the \"widowmaker,\" because of the number of crashes. This book addresses that and observes that that was not the norm--although if a pilot was not careful in certain situations, the plane could \"misbehave.\" \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military History Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67670596452651,"sku":"17729","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/1289\/5019\/files\/f-104-starfighter-in-action-by-lou-drendel-1976-1st-edition-softcover_17729_main_original.jpg?v=1791252594","url":"https:\/\/militaryhistorybooks.com\/products\/f-104-starfighter-in-action-by-lou-drendel-1976-1st-edition-softcover","provider":"Military History Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}