When RAF Pilots Flew the F-104

[GreenKnight121]

Originally Posted by Jane-DoH

You listed the total number of gallons externally carried; you didn't specify how much the wingtip tanks carried; and how much the underwing tanks carried.

Sigh... no I didn't!

In two cases (-A & -G), I listed internal tankage and total tankage, in the other two (-C & -S) I listed total tankage, internal tankage, and the capacities of each external tank!

Since the total fuel minus internal fuel for the F-104A and the F-104G gives the same total (730 gallons) for the 4 external tanks as you get adding up the capacities shown for the -C and -S models, logic will show that the wingtip and underwing tanks would be the same, since there would be no reason for the USAF to develop new tanks with differing capacities for each model, right?

Originally Posted by GK121 post #38

F-104A: J79-GE-3A/3B; Normal range 730 miles*. Maximum range with external drop tanks 1400 miles.

Originally Posted by GK121 post #38

Fuel: Internal fuel capacity was 897 US gallons, and maximum fuel capacity with two wingtip tanks and two underwing tanks was 1627 US gallons.

F-104B: as above, except internal fuel capacity was 752 US gallons.

F-104C:J79-GE-7; Normal range 850 miles*. Maximum range with four drop tanks was 1500 miles.
Fuel: Internal fuel capacity was 897 US gallons, and maximum fuel capacity with two wingtip tanks and two underwing tanks was 1627 US gallons. A 195 US gallon drop tank could be carried on each of the underwing pylons, plus a 170 US gallon drop tank at each wingtip.

F-104G: J79-GE-11A; Normal range 1080 miles**. Maximum range with four drop tanks was 1630 miles.
Fuel: Internal fuel capacity was 1,054 US gallons, and maximum fuel capacity with two wingtip tanks and two underwing tanks was 1784 US gallons.

F-104S: J79-GE-19; Normal range was 1550 miles***, and maximum range with four drop tanks was 1815 miles.
Fuel: Standard internal fuel capacity 896 US gallons, which can be supplemented by one 225 US gallon centerline tank, two 195-US gallon underwing tanks and two 170-US gallon wingtip tanks. In addition, 121 US gallons could be carried in an auxiliary tank in the ammunition bay.



* "normal" was with no external tanks.

** "normal" was with no external tanks, but external tank capacity was increased.

*** "normal" was with the centerline tank and the wingtip tanks.