Dave Kearton wrote:

"Don Harstad" wrote in message
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| "Prowlus" wrote in message
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| I was watching this programme called "flying through time" which this
| week was about the century series fighters from f-100 to f-106 and it
| mentioned that the f-104 toted the genie rocket as one of its weapon
| options .
| Now this programme usually gives info whilst givin the wrong imagery
| or both but it did show a zipper with a weird retractable centerline
| pylon supposedly for a big honking genie as so the programme is leadin
| the viewer to believe .
| Is this a genuine capability for a Starfighter? I would have thought
| it wouldn't have the loading capacity for such a weapon or even the
| software to launch it unlike the F-102 or F-106
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| I seem to remember that it was at least tested with a Genie. There was
| footage of a launch, from the center line, in an old documentary program
on
| TV...maybe Wings or something?
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| Don H.
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Would be a very flat Genie, there can't be a lot of ground clearance on an
F-104.

The C/L station was used to carry nukes on the F-104C and G models. Judging by
the ca. 2,000 lb weight I'm guessing Mk.28s. Genie, no, not an operational
load, although I can't say no one ever tested the idea. However, if you saw it
on some "History Channel" or similar show it's almost guaranteed to be wrong.
They aren't written for the Buff or serious historian, and they tend to be full
of easy to spot errors.

Guy