Touching down in Midland for Sky High Airsho 2026!

Piercarlo Ciacchi and the legendary F-104 Starfighter are ready for an unforgettable weekend of aviation. ✈️

The black finish. The needle nose. The unmistakable silhouette.

The F-104 never needed an introduction. 🛩️

Traditional supersonic wind tunnels can have long wait times and short testing windows.

Our Wind Tunnel in the Sky program aims to offer longer testing periods in actual Mach 2+ flight.

Watch CEO Tim Franta's discussion with @CraigPicken on the Aerospace Executive Podcast to apability: youtube.com/watch?v=zxYFyS…

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From the flight line to the sky, a look behind the scenes at Piercarlo Ciacchi flying the F-104 at the Midland Airshow. ✈️

Stay tuned for Part 2!

The F-104 doesn't fly itself. The Starfighters Aerospace team makes every moment like this possible. 🛩️

In an interview with @FCN2go, CEO Tim Franta discussed our planned December STARLAUNCH 1 test flight to Cecil Spaceport in Jacksonville, FL. The flight will help us test aircraft integration and prepare for future drop tests and powered launches.

Read more: firstcoastnews.com/article/tech/s…

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What makes the F-104 so impressive is how far ahead of its time it was, designed with slide rules and engineering ingenuity that still stands out today. ✈️

The F-104's distinctive shape left little room for conventional solutions.

Its landing gear was another example of the engineering decisions required to keep the Starfighter's design as compact and aerodynamic as possible.

A new article from @Benzinga highlights our experience serving major aerospace and defense organizations including @LockheedMartin, @GeneralElectric, and @AFResearchLab, as well as our work with Integrated Launch Solutions to provide engineering and technical support for benzinga.com/partner/market…

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Ahead of @NASA’s MAX POWER airshow, @StarfightersInc CEO Tim Franta explains how a fleet of Mach 2+ aircraft supports hypersonic testing and defense technology validation, with air launch for small payloads in development. $FJET

Banking low or soaring high, that silhouette always steals the show. ✈️

This morning, Starfighters Space CEO Tim Franta joined @NYSE Live and spoke with @KristenScholer about our recent STARLAUNCH and Flight Hardware announcements, highlighting how these milestones will help validate and expand the capabilities of our commercial fleet of F-104 ll interview: youtube.com/watch?v=W1iz2y…

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Today on NYSE Live:

@DiMartinoBooth, Quill Intelligence
Tim Franta, @StarfightersInc
John Vellinger, SpaceMD

Tune in 9am ET. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

We are excited to announce that Starfighters Space is participating in the inaugural MAX POWER aerospace expo and airshow at @NASAKennedy from November 7-8, 2026.

Through flight and static displays of our historic F-104 aircraft, we will showcase how Starfighters is helping test neration of aerospace technology.

The F-104 will be piloted by Director of Flight Operations and lead aviation Piercarlo Ciacchi, a former member of the Italian Air Force with over 7,000 hours of flight time across a wide range of aircraft types.

Read more: businesswire.com/news/home/2026…

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Precision doesn't begin when the engine starts.

Every Starfighter flight is built around preparation, coordination, and disciplined execution from the ground up. 🚀

A new feature from @Aero_GlobalNews reports on Starfighters Space’s first STARLAUNCH 1 flight test planned for December, as well as how we’re advancing Wind Tunnel in the Sky and working with @VayaSpace and The Bionetics Corporation to expand our capabilities in space launches esting.

Read more in Aerospace Global News: aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/f104-star…

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The blue and white livery, from every angle.✈️

Starfighters Space is excited to attend two key industry events this week, including as a Platinum Sponsor at the Florida Space Summit, where our team will meet with business, government, and academic leaders to highlight how our Mach 2+ flight testing capabilities and STARLAUNCH upport the future of commercial space.

Up/Link: The SpaceTech Business Summit
📆 October 20-21, 2026
📍 AWS Executive Briefing Center in New York, NY
✈️ Tim Franta is attending

Florida Space Summit
📆 October 20-21, 2026
📍 Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, FL
✈️ Piercarlo Ciacchi and Edward Ellegood are attending

Attending either event? If you’re interested in connecting with our team while we’re onsite, send us an email at: eellegood@starfightersspace.com

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Some aircraft become part of history. Others keep making it.

The F-104 Starfighter was built to push the limits of aviation—and decades later, it continues to fly in a very different era of aerospace. From military history to modern commercial space and research, the far from over. ✈️

Built to push the limits in flight, yet remarkably practical on the ground.

The F-104's design was shaped not only by performance, but by the demands of keeping a supersonic aircraft operational. ⚙️