General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon Aircraft Data
The General Dynamics F-16 is a highly maneuverable, supersonic multi-role fighter that has proven itself not only in the air-to-air role, but air-to-ground attack as well.
The F-16C is an improved version featuring a more powerful engine, more modern avionics as well as the ability to carry a wider array of missiles and other weapons.
The F-16C is an improved version featuring a more powerful engine, more modern avionics as well as the ability to carry a wider array of missiles and other weapons.
- Country of Origin: United States
- First Flight: 1984
- Initial Service Date: 1984
- No. Built: 2,370
- No. In Service: 2,300 (approx.)
- No. of Hardpoints: 11
- Crew: 1
Power:
1× F110-GE-100 afterburning turbofan at 17,155 lbf or 1 x Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 turbofan at 17,000 lbf
Weapons:
Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan gatling gun, 515 rounds
Hardpoints: 2× wing-tip Air-to-air missile launch rails, 6× under-wing & 3× under-fuselage pylon stations holding up to 17,000 lb (7,700 kg) of payload
Rockets:
* 4× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× /7× Hydra 70 mm rockets, respectively) or
* 4× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets) or
* 4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets)
Hardpoints: 2× wing-tip Air-to-air missile launch rails, 6× under-wing & 3× under-fuselage pylon stations holding up to 17,000 lb (7,700 kg) of payload
Rockets:
* 4× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× /7× Hydra 70 mm rockets, respectively) or
* 4× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets) or
* 4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets)
Dimensions:
| Length: | 49 ft. 5 in. |
| Wing Span: | 32 ft. 8 in. |
| Wing Area: | 300 sq.ft |
| Height: | 16 ft. |
| Empty Weight: | 18,900 lbs |
| Max. Weight: | 42,300 lbs |
| Max. Ordnance Load: | 17,000 lbs |
Performance:
| Max. Speed: | 1,500 mph |
| Cruise Speed: | 900 mph |
| Service Ceiling: | 60,000 ft. |
| Normal Range: | 295 nm |
| Max. Range: | 2,620 nm |
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