Did you know that the F-104 Starfighter not only would not recover
from a spin, but would not recover from a stall either? A stall would
immediately lead to a departure from controlled flight, generally
unrecoverable.

About what you'd expect from a 20,000+ pound fuselage with a 7.5 foot
long wing stuck on each side.

Yet it had quite a career.

Especially in the German airforce. "What's the best way to see a German
F104?". "You buy a lawn chair and a hectare of land and wait."

Tony V.