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F-16 Short History and Specifications. A decade after launching a program to build the free world's most sophisticated fighter-bomber, General Dynamics was selected a finalist in the U.S. Air Force's program to demonstrate superior dogfighting capabilities in lightweight, low-cost fighter prototypes. This eventually led to production of the F-16 at Fort Worth, Texas. Since its relatively small beginning with an initial USAF order of 650 aircraft, the F-16 has become one of the largest and most successful military production programs in the history of aviation. The Air Force selected the F-16 as its air combat fighter in 1975. Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway announced plans to buy F-16s a few months later, bringing the initial order to 998 aircraft. Before the first decade of production had passed, 17 air forces in 16 nations would order more than 3,000 F-16s. Currently more than 4,000 aircraft are on order for 19 countries, including follow-on purchases by most countries. In addition, several countries have acquired used F-16s from USAF storage. The first production F-16 was delivered in 1978. The 1,000th was delivered in 1983, the 2,000th in early 1988, and the 3,000th in late 1991. The worldwide F-16 fleet surpassed one million flight hours in 1986, two million in 1988, three million in 1990, four million in 1992, five million in 1994, and eight million in 1998. USAF flight hours alone topped the five million marks in 1997. Specs: General characteristics Crew: 1 (A/C), 2 (B/D) Length: 49 ft 5 in (14.8 m) Wingspan: 32 ft 8 in (9.8 m) Height: 16 ft (4.8 m) Wing area: 300 ft² (27.87 m²) Empty: 18,238 lb (8,272 kg) Loaded: 26,463 lb (12,003 kg) Maximum takeoff: 37,500 lb (16,875 kg) Powerplant: F-16A/B: Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200 turbofan, 14,670 lbf (64.9 kN), afterburning 23,830 lbf (106.0 kN) F-16C/D: Block 25/32/42: Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofan, 14,590 lbf (64.9 kN), afterburning 23,770 lbf (105.7 kN) Block 30/40: General Electric F110-GE-100 turbofan, 17,155 lbf (76.3 kN), afterburning 28,984 lbf (128.9 kN) Block 50: General Electric F110-GE-129 turbofan, 17,155 lbf (76.3 kN), afterburning 28,984 lbf (128.9 kN) Block 52: Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 turbofan, 17,000 lbf (75.6 kN), afterburning 28,500 lbf (127 kN) F-16E/F: General Electric F110-GE-132 turbofan, 19,000 lbf (84.5 kN), afterburning 32,500 lbf (144.6 kN) Performance Maximum speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude) Range: more than 2,000 miles ferry range Service ceiling: 55,000+ ft (15,240 m) Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min Wing loading: 53 lb/ft² Thrust/weight: 0.9 lbf/lb (8.8 N/kg) Armament Guns: 1x M61 Vulcan 20 mm Gatling gun Rockets: CRV-7 Missiles: Air-to-air: 4x AIM-9 Sidewinder, up to 8x AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-to-ground: 6x AGM-65 Maverick, 4x AGM-88 HARM Anti-ship: 4x AGM-119 Penguin Bombs: 2x CBU-87 cluster, 2x CBU-89 gator mine, 2x CBU-97, 2x GBU-10Paveway, GBU-12 PavewayII, Paveway-series laser-guided bombs, 2x JDAM, 2x Mk 80 series, |
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