bernd1151 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I wanted to do this for the longest time. Yesterday I finally did it. I take off from my old Luftwaffe base Fürstenfeldbruck (we used to call it Fürsti) with a clean F 104G, meaning no tanks or weapons. After just 105 seconds, I have reached 37,000 ft Another 135 seconds and I pass 64,000 ft Passing 70,000 ft At 79,000 ft the plane becomes very difficult to control So I break up the exercise and return to base Btw, in Dec. 1959, a USAF Captain set with an F 104C a new world altitude record of 103,289 ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 What a great set Bernd and I like those gorgeous sky colours the higher you got. Did you tap on the window of the ISS as you flew past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Great flight and altitude experiment, Bernd. Which causes many questions to me: How could Captain "Joe" B. Jordan in reality pass 100 kft and still control the plane?! He would be called an astronaut by definition, wouldn´t he? And did you manage to land safely in the widowmaker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 hour ago, VH-KDK said: What a great set Bernd and I like those gorgeous sky colours the higher you got. Did you tap on the window of the ISS as you flew past? Many thanks, Martyn. To go that high and experience somewhat the earth's curvature is truly amazing. Unfortunately I had no GPS installed, so I did not manage to find the ISS 34 minutes ago, Stillwater said: Great flight and altitude experiment, Bernd. Which causes many questions to me: How could Captain "Joe" B. Jordan in reality pass 100 kft and still control the plane?! He would be called an astronaut by definition, wouldn´t he? And did you manage to land safely in the widowmaker? Thanks a lot, Gerold. I don't have the foggiest, how he managed to do it, I certainly did not succeed in the sim. And yes, the widowmaker made it back safely to terra firma in one piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1252 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 2 hours ago, bernd1151 said: Btw, in Dec. 1959, a USAF Captain set with an F 104C a new world altitude record of 103,289 ft Wonderful set of shots, Bernd. I assume the gentleman concerned here was one Captain Kirk <grin> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 That was excellent Bernd and I never knew a real one went that high, just amazing for back then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 These are some extremely high flying shots! Beautiful, Bernd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Fine set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 The wow factor exceeded way beyond the hight you flew. Great stuff Bernd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 4 hours ago, andy1252 said: Wonderful set of shots, Bernd. I assume the gentleman concerned here was one Captain Kirk <grin> Many thanks Andy. I think Capt. Kirk would not have gone through all that trouble, he just would have just said: "Beam me up, Scottie" (although it is rumoured, that he never actually said that in any of the episodes ) 3 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: That was excellent Bernd and I never knew a real one went that high, just amazing for back then! Thanks a lot, Jack. I was very lucky to still have experienced the F 104, she has a very special place in my heart 2 hours ago, Wakashi said: These are some extremely high flying shots! Beautiful, Bernd! Thank you very much, Roger 2 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Fine set of shots. cheers Iain Thanks, Iain 45 minutes ago, flyingleaf said: The wow factor exceeded way beyond the hight you flew. Great stuff Bernd. Hahaha, I appreciate your comment, Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Wonderful set of shots Bernd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 6 hours ago, adambar said: Wonderful set of shots Bernd! Thanks a lot, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftwd Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 It’s great to see you have “The Right Stuff” Love the pics BTW Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Thanks for these Bernd. Great looking shots and this sim never ceases to amaze me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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