[MasterGunner01]

I did a search on “Stalling speed for F-104” and this is what I found:

Mmo = Mach 2.0 Mach 1.9 With Tip Tanks

Vfe = Takeoff 450 KCAS / 0.85 Mach N/A below 330 KIAS

Vfe = Extended or Retracting 520 KCAS / 0.85 Mach N/A below 350 KIAS

Vfe = Land 240 KCAS

Vlo = 260 KCAS

Vle = 295 KCAS

From the numbers, the F-104 was a very HOT airplane to fly. The wings extended only 8 feet from each side of the fuselage. Sounds like the jet inherited the moniker applied to the Martin B-26 Marauder — “the Baltimore whore” — because it had no visible means of support.

[Texicanus]

Thanks for the info. A tip of the hat to those guys that flew the F104’s and others.