Yeager & F104 Starfighter

A nice piece about a legendary pilot and plane.
http://framework.latimes.com/2012/02/28/chuck-yeager-and-the-nf-104-starfighter-crash/

That guy was a rock with eyes of an eagle. He had guts and the ability to keep his cool. He could see the enemy coming before anyone else and that is how he survived, plus of course his emense amount of skill.

Hi Rod,

According to Frank Borman's biography "Countdown", he designed that plane. He was also very critical of Yeager about the crash and the subsequent grounding of the plane., blaming Yeager for trying to show off.

Maurice

Yeager is a cool guy. You can still see the X-1 he flew at the Smithsonian Air&Space museum. I go there often. I took this picture a few years ago. The X-1 and Spaceship don't really look to different.

Andreas

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Interesting story.

The website mentioned in the comments is also worthwhile - nf104.com