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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon F-16 Fighting Falcon A USAF F-16C flying over desert in Iraq in 2008 Role Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter National origin United States Manufacturer General Dynamics Lockheed Martin First flight 20 January 1974; 46 years ago (unplanned) 2 February 1974; 46 years ago (official) Introduction 17 August 1978; 41 years ago Status In service Primary users United States Air Force 25 other users (see operators page) Produced 1973–2017, 2019–present[1] Number built 4,604 (June 2018)[2][3] Unit cost F-16A/B: US$14.6 million (1998)[4] F-16C/D: US$18.8 million (1998)[4] Variants General Dynamics F-16 VISTA Developed into Vought Model 1600 General Dynamics F-16XL Mitsubishi F-2 The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,600 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976.[5] Although no longer being purchased by the U.S. Air Force, improved versions are being built for export customers.[6] In 1993, General Dynamics sold its aircraft manufacturing business to the Lockheed Corporation,[7] which in turn became part of Lockheed Martin after a 1995 merger with Martin Marietta.[8] The Fighting Falcon's key features include a frameless bubble canopy for better visibility, side-mounted control stick to ease control while maneuvering, an ejection seat reclined 30 degrees from vertical to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot, and the first use of a relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire flight control system which helps to make it an agile aircraft. The F-16 has an internal M61 Vulcan cannon and 11 locations for mounting weapons and other mission equipment. The F-16's official name is "Fighting Falcon", but "Viper" is commonly used by its pilots and crews, due to a perceived resemblance to a viper snake as well as the Colonial Viper starfighter on Battlestar Galactica which aired at the time the F-16 entered service.[9][10] In addition to active duty in the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, and Air National Guard units, the aircraft is also used by the USAF aerial demonstration team, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, and as an adversary/aggressor aircraft by the United States Navy. The F-16 has also been procured to serve in the air forces of 25 other nations.[11] As of 2015, it is the world's most numerous fixed-wing aircraft in military service.DevelopmentLightweight Fighter program Main article: Lightweight Fighter program Experiences in the Vietnam War revealed the need for air superiority fighters and better air-to-air training for fighter pilots.[13] Based on his experiences in the Korean War and as a fighter tactics instructor in the early 1960s, Colonel John Boyd with mathematician Thomas Christie developed the energy–maneuverability theory to model a fighter aircraft's performance in combat. Boyd's work called for a small, lightweight aircraft that could maneuver with the minimum possible energy loss and which also incorporated an increased thrust-to-weight ratio.[14][15] In the late 1960s, Boyd gathered a group of like-minded innovators who became known as the Fighter Mafia, and in 1969, they secured Department of Defense funding for General Dynamics and Northrop to study design concepts based on the theory.[16][17] Air Force F-X proponents remained hostile to the concept because they perceived it as a threat to the F-15 program. However, the Air Force's leadership understood that its budget would not allow it to purchase enough F-15 aircraft to satisfy all of its missions.[18] The Advanced Day Fighter concept, renamed F-XX, gained civilian political support under the reform-minded Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard, who favored the idea of competitive prototyping. As a result, in May 1971, the Air Force Prototype Study Group was established, with Boyd a key member, and two of its six proposals would be funded, one being the Lightweight Fighter (LWF). The Request for Proposals issued on 6 January 1972 called for a 20,000-pound (9,100 kg) class air-to-air day fighter with a good turn rate, acceleration, and range, and optimized for combat at speeds of Mach 0.6–1.6 and altitudes of 30,000–40,000 feet (9,100–12,000 m). This was the region where USAF studies predicted most future air combat would occur. The anticipated average flyaway cost of a production version was $3 million. This production plan, though, was only notional, as the USAF had no firm plans to procure the winner.[19][20]Selection of finalists and flyoff A right-side view of a YF-16 (foreground) and a Northrop YF-17, each armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles Five companies responded, and in 1972, the Air Staff selected General Dynamics' Model 401 and Northrop's P-600 for the follow-on prototype development and testing phase. GD and Northrop were awarded contracts worth $37.9 million and $39.8 million to produce the YF-16 and YF-17, respectively, with first flights of both prototypes planned for early 1974. To overcome resistance in the Air Force hierarchy, the Fighter Mafia and other LWF proponents successfully advocated the idea of complementary fighters in a high-cost/low-cost force mix. The "high/low mix" would allow the USAF to be able to afford sufficient fighters for its overall fighter force structure requirements. The mix gained broad acceptance by the time of the prototypes' flyoff, defining the relationship of the LWF and the F-15.[21][22] The YF-16 was developed by a team of General Dynamics engineers led by Robert H. Widmer.[23] The first YF-16 was rolled out on 13 December 1973. Its 90-minute maiden flight was made at the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards AFB, California, on 2 February 1974. Its actual first flight occurred accidentally during a high-speed taxi test on 20 January 1974. While gathering speed, a roll-control oscillation caused a fin of the port-side wingtip-mounted missile and then the starboard stabilator to scrape the ground, and the aircraft then began to veer off the runway. The test pilot, Phil Oestricher, decided to lift off to avoid a potential crash, safely landing six minutes later. The slight damage was quickly repaired and the official first flight occurred on time. The YF-16's first supersonic flight was accomplished on 5 February 1974, and the second YF-16 prototype first flew on 9 May 1974. This was followed by the first flights of Northrop's YF-17 prototypes on 9 June and 21 August 1974, respectively. During the flyoff, the YF-16s completed 330 sorties for a total of 417 flight hours;[24] the YF-17s flew 288 sorties, covering 345 hours.Air Combat Fighter competition Increased interest turned the LWF into a serious acquisition program. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway were seeking to replace their F-104G Starfighter fighter-bombers.[26] In early 1974, they reached an agreement with the U.S. that if the USAF ordered the LWF winner, they would consider ordering it as well. The USAF also needed to replace its F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom II fighter-bombers. The U.S. Congress sought greater commonality in fighter procurements by the Air Force and Navy, and in August 1974 redirected Navy funds to a new Navy Air Combat Fighter (NACF) program that would be a navalized fighter-bomber variant of the LWF. The four NATO allies had formed the "Multinational Fighter Program Group" (MFPG) and pressed for a U.S. decision by December 1974; thus, the USAF accelerated testing.[27][28][29] YF-16 on display at the Virginia Air and Space Center To reflect this serious intent to procure a new fighter-bomber, the LWF program was rolled into a new Air Combat Fighter (ACF) competition in an announcement by U.S. Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger in April 1974. The ACF would not be a pure fighter, but multi-role, and Schlesinger made it clear that any ACF order would be in addition to the F-15, which extinguished opposition to the LWF.[28][29][30] ACF also raised the stakes for GD and Northrop because it brought in competitors intent on securing what was touted at the time as "the arms deal of the century".[31] These were Dassault-Breguet's proposed Mirage F1M-53, the Anglo-French SEPECAT Jaguar, and the proposed Saab 37E "Eurofighter". Northrop offered the P-530 Cobra, which was similar to the YF-17. The Jaguar and Cobra were dropped by the MFPG early on, leaving two European and the two U.S. candidates. On 11 September 1974, the U.S. Air Force confirmed plans to order the winning ACF design to equip five tactical fighter wings. Though computer modeling predicted a close contest, the YF-16 proved significantly quicker going from one maneuver to the next, and was the unanimous choice of those pilots that flew both aircraft.[32] On 13 January 1975, Secretary of the Air Force John L. McLucas announced the YF-16 as the winner of the ACF competition.[33] The chief reasons given by the Secretary were the YF-16's lower operating costs, greater range, and maneuver performance that was "significantly better" than that of the YF-17, especially at supersonic speeds. Another advantage of the YF-16 – unlike the YF-17 – was its use of the Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engine, the same powerplant used by the F-15; such commonality would lower the cost of engines for both programs.[34] Secretary McLucas announced that the USAF planned to order at least 650, possibly up to 1,400 production F-16s. In the Navy Air Combat Fighter (NACF) competition, on 2 May 1975 the Navy selected the YF-17 as the basis for what would become the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.[35][36]Commencement of production An F-16C of the Colorado Air National Guard with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, an Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation pod, and a centerline fuel tank (300 gal capacity). The U.S. Air Force initially ordered 15 "Full-Scale Development" (FSD) aircraft (11 single-seat and four two-seat models) for its flight test program, but was reduced to eight (six F-16A single-seaters and two F-16B two-seaters).[37] The YF-16 design was altered for the production F-16. The fuselage was lengthened by 10.6 in (0.269 m), a larger nose radome was fitted for the AN/APG-66 radar, wing area was increased from 280 sq ft (26 m2) to 300 sq ft (28 m2), the tailfin height was decreased, the ventral fins were enlarged, two more stores stations were added, and a single door replaced the original nosewheel double doors. The F-16's weight was increased by 25% over the YF-16 by these modifications.[38][39] The FSD F-16s were manufactured by General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas at United States Air Force Plant 4 in late 1975; the first F-16A rolled out on 20 October 1976 and first flew on 8 December. The initial two-seat model achieved its first flight on 8 August 1977. The initial production-standard F-16A flew for the first time on 7 August 1978 and its delivery was accepted by the USAF on 6 January 1979. The F-16 was given its formal nickname of "Fighting Falcon" on 21 July 1980, entering USAF operational service with the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hill AFB in Utah on 1 October 1980.[40] On 7 June 1975, the four European partners, now known as the European Participation Group, signed up for 348 aircraft at the Paris Air Show. This was split among the European Participation Air Forces (EPAF) as 116 for Belgium, 58 for Denmark, 102 for the Netherlands, and 72 for Norway. Two European production lines, one in the Netherlands at Fokker's Schiphol-Oost facility and the other at SABCA's Gosselies plant in Belgium, would produce 184 and 164 units respectively. Norway's Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk and Denmark's Terma A/S also manufactured parts and subassemblies for EPAF aircraft. European co-production was officially launched on 1 July 1977 at the Fokker factory. Beginning in November 1977, Fokker-produced components were sent to Fort Worth for fuselage assembly, then shipped back to Europe for final assembly of EPAF aircraft at the Belgian plant on 15 February 1978; deliveries to the Belgian Air Force began in January 1979. The first Royal Netherlands Air Force aircraft was delivered in June 1979. In 1980, the first aircraft were delivered to the Royal Norwegian Air Force by SABCA and to the Royal Danish Air Force by Fokker.[41][42] During the late 1980s and 1990s, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) produced 232 Block 30/40/50 F-16s on a production line in Ankara under license for the Turkish Air Force. TAI also produced 46 Block 40s for Egypt in the mid-1990s and 30 Block 50 from 2010. Korean Aerospace Industries opened a production line for the KF-16 program, producing 140 Block 52s from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s (decade). If India had selected the F-16IN for its Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft procurement, a sixth F-16 production line would have been built in India.[43] In May 2013, Lockheed Martin stated there were currently enough orders to keep producing the F-16 until 2017.Overview Early Late Comparison between F-16's inset cannon; early aircraft had four leading vents, a grille, and four trailing vents, while later aircraft had two trailing vents only. General configuration F-16CJ of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, armed with a mix of air-to-air missiles, anti-radiation missiles, external fuel tanks and support equipment ArmamentNegative stability and fly-by-wire F-16C of the South Carolina Air National Guard in-flight over North Carolina equipped with air-to-air missiles, bomb rack, targeting pods and Electronic Counter Measures pods Cockpit and ergonomics Bubble canopy, allowing all-round visibility F-16 ground trainer cockpit (F-16 MLU) F-16 pilot with Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System and cockpit head-up display Fire-control radar Westinghouse AN/APG-68 radar9 AN-APG-68, as fitted to the nosePropulsion Afterburner - concentric ring structure inside the exhaust Operational history F-16s have participated in numerous conflicts, most of them in the Middle East.United States Wisconsin ANG F-16s over Madison, Wisconsin. The tail of the formation's lead ship features a special 60th Anniversary scheme for the 115th Fighter Wing. The F-16 is being used by the active duty USAF, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard units, the USAF aerial demonstration team, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, and as an adversary-aggressor aircraft by the United States Navy at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center. The U.S. Air Force, including the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, flew the F-16 in combat during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and in the Balkans later in the 1990s. F-16s also patrolled the no-fly zones in Iraq during Operations Northern Watch and Southern Watch and served during the wars in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) from 2001 and 2003 respectively. In 2011, Air Force F-16s took part in the intervention in Libya.[98] The F-16 had been scheduled to remain in service with the U.S. Air Force until 2025.[99] Its replacement was planned to be the F-35A variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which is expected to gradually begin replacing several multi-role aircraft among the program's member nations. However, due to delays in the F-35 program, all USAF F-16s will receive service life extension upgrades.[100]Israel Israeli Air Force F-16A Netz 107 with 6.5 kill marks of other aircraft and one kill mark of an Iraqi nuclear reactor, a world record for an F-16[101] Israeli Air Force F-16I Sufa The F-16's first air-to-air combat success was achieved by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) over the Bekaa Valley on 28 April 1981, against a Syrian Mi-8 helicopter, which was downed with cannon fire.[102] On 7 June 1981, eight Israeli F-16s, escorted by six F-15s, executed Operation Opera, their first employment in a significant air-to-ground operation. This raid severely damaged Osirak, an Iraqi nuclear reactor under construction near Baghdad, to prevent the regime of Saddam Hussein from using the reactor for the creation of nuclear weapons.[103] The following year, during the 1982 Lebanon War Israeli F-16s engaged Syrian aircraft in one of the largest air battles involving jet aircraft, which began on 9 June and continued for two more days. Israeli Air Force F-16s were credited with 44 air-to-air kills during the conflict.[102][104] In January 2000, Israel completed a purchase of 102 new F-16I aircraft in a deal totaling $4.5 billion.[105] F-16s were also used in their ground-attack role for strikes against targets in Lebanon. IAF F-16s participated in the 2006 Lebanon War and the 2008–09 Gaza War.[106] During and after the 2006 Lebanon war, IAF F-16s shot down Iranian-made UAVs launched by Hezbollah, using Rafael Python 5 air-to-air missiles.[107][108][109] On 10 February 2018, an Israeli Air Force F-16I was shot down in northern Israel when it was hit by a relatively old model S-200 (NATO name SA-5 Gammon) surface-to-air missile of the Syrian Air Defense Force.[110] The pilot and navigator ejected safely in Israeli territory. The F-16I was part of a bombing mission against Syrian and Iranian targets around Damascus after an Iranian drone entered Israeli air space and was shot down.[111] An Israel Air Force investigation determined on 27 February 2018 that the loss was due to pilot error since the IAF determined the air crew did not adequately defend themselves.[112]Pakistan Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighters During the Soviet–Afghan War, between May 1986 and January 1989, Pakistan Air Force F-16s shot down at least eight intruders from Afghanistan. The first three of these (two Afghan Su-22s and one An-26) were shot down by two pilots. Pakistani pilots also downed five other intruders (two Su-22s, two MiG-23s, and one Su-25).[113] Most of these kills were by AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, but at least one, an Su-22, was destroyed by cannon fire. Flight Lieutenant Khalid Mahmoud is credited with three of these kills. One F-16 was lost in these battles during an encounter between two F-16s and four Soviet Air Force MiG-23s on 29 April 1987; the pilot ejected safely. The downed F-16 was likely hit accidentally by a Sidewinder fired by the other F-16.[114][115] On 7 June 2002, a Pakistan Air Force F-16B Block 15 (S. No. 82-605), flown by Sqn. Leader Zulfiqar, shot down an Indian Air Force unmanned aerial vehicle, an Israeli-made Searcher II, using an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile, during a night interception near Lahore, thus achieving the world's first air-to-air kill of a drone at night.[115] The Pakistan Air Force has used its F-16s in various foreign and internal military exercises, such as the "Indus Vipers" exercise in 2008 conducted jointly with Turkey.[116] Between May 2009 and November 2011, the PAF F-16 fleet flew more than 5,500 sorties[needs update] in support of the Pakistan Army's operations against the Taliban insurgency in the FATA region of North-West Pakistan. More than 80% of the dropped munitions were laser-guided bombs.[117][118] On 27 February 2019, two Pakistan Air Force F-16s, one F-16AM Block 15 MLU (S. No. 92731), flown by Wg. Cdr. Nauman Ali Khan, Officer Commanding (OC) No. 29 'Aggressor' Squadron, and one F-16BM Block 15 MLU (S. No. 92606), flown by Sqn. Ldr. Hassan Mehmood Siddiqui, both aircraft from No. 11 'Arrows' Squadron, reportedly shot down one Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison (from No. 51 Squadron, flown by Wg. Cdr. Abhinandan Varthaman, the Squadron's OC) over Kashmir using AIM-120C AMRAAM missiles.[119][120][121] Pakistan also stated that one IAF Su-30MKI was shot down, but failed to provide credible proof.[122][123] The only confirmed loss from the engagement was the MiG-21.[124][125][126][127][128]Turkey Turkish Air Force F-16D The Turkish Air Force acquired its first F-16s in 1987. Turkish F-16s participated in the Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo since 1993 in support of United Nations resolutions.[129] On 18 June 1992, a Greek Mirage F-1 crashed during a dogfight with a Turkish F-16.[130][131][132] On 8 February 1995, a Turkish F-16 crashed into the Aegean after being intercepted by Greek Mirage F1 fighters.[133][134] On 8 October 1996, 7 months after the escalation over Imia a Greek Mirage 2000 reportedly fired an R.550 Magic II missile and shot down a Turkish F-16D[135][136] over the Aegean Sea. The Turkish pilot died, while the co-pilot ejected and was rescued by Greek forces.[132][137][138] In August 2012, after the downing of a RF-4E on the Syrian Coast, Turkish Defence Minister İsmet Yılmaz confirmed that the Turkish F-16D was shot down by a Greek Mirage 2000 with an R.550 Magic II in 1996 after violating Greek airspace near Chios island.[139] Greece denies that the F-16 was shot down.[140][141] Both Mirage 2000 pilots reported that the F-16 caught fire and they saw one parachute.[142] On 23 May 2006, two Greek F-16s intercepted a Turkish RF-4 reconnaissance aircraft and two F-16 escorts off the coast of the Greek island of Karpathos, within the Athens FIR. A mock dogfight ensued between the two sides, resulting in a midair collision[143] between a Turkish F-16 and a Greek F-16. The Turkish pilot ejected safely, but the Greek pilot died due to damage caused by the collision.[144][145] Five days before the incident, a Turkish F-16 pilot was doing dangerous maneuvers, while being intercepted by Greek F-16 fighters, attempting to hit a Greek fighter.[146] Turkey used its F-16s extensively in its conflict with separatist Kurds in southeastern parts of Turkey and Iraq. Turkey launched its first cross-border raid on 16 December 2007, a prelude to the 2008 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq, involving 50 fighters before Operation Sun. This was the first time Turkey had mounted a night-bombing operation on a massive scale, and also the largest operation conducted by Turkish Air Force.[147] During the Syrian Civil War, Turkish F-16s were tasked with airspace protection on the Syrian border. After the RF-4 downing in June 2012 Turkey changed its rules of engagements against Syrian aircraft, resulting in scrambles and downings of Syrian combat aircraft.[148] On 16 September 2013, a Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Syrian Arab Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter in Latakia province near the Turkish border.[149] On 23 March 2014, a Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Syrian Arab Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 when it allegedly entered Turkish air space during a ground attack mission against Al Qaeda-linked insurgents.[150] On 16 May 2015, Two Turkish Air Force F-16s shot down a Syrian Mohajer 4 UAV firing two AIM-9 missiles after it trespassed into Turkish airspace for 5 minutes.[151][152] A Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 on the Turkey-Syria border on 24 November 2015.[153]Egypt On 16 February 2015, Egyptian F-16s struck jihadi weapons caches and training camps in Libya in retaliation for the murder of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian construction workers by masked militants affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS). The air strikes killed 64 ISIS fighters, including three leaders in Derna and Sirte on the coast.[154]Others Iraqi Air Force F-16C The Royal Netherlands Air Force, Belgian Air Force, Royal Danish Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, and Venezuela Air Force have flown the F-16 on combat missions.[155][156] A Yugoslavian MiG-29 was shot down by a Dutch F-16AM during the Kosovo War in 1999.[157] Belgian and Danish F-16s also participated in joint operations over Kosovo during the war.[157] Dutch, Belgian, Danish, and Norwegian F-16s were deployed during the 2011 intervention in Libya and in Afghanistan.[158] In Libya, Norwegian F-16s dropped almost 550 bombs and flew 596 missions,[159] some 17% of the total strike missions[160] including the bombing of Muammar Gaddafi's headquarters.[161] The Royal Moroccan Air Force and the Royal Bahraini Air Force, each lost a single F-16C, both shot down by Houthis anti aircraft fire during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, respectively on 11 May 2015 and on 30 December 2015.[162] In late March 2018, Croatia announced its intention to purchase 12 used Israeli F-16C/D "Barak"/"Brakeet" jets, pending U.S. approval.[163] Acquiring these F-16s would allow Croatia to retire its aging MiG-21s.[164] On 11 July 2018, Slovakia's government approved the purchase of 14 F-16s Block 70/72 to replace its aging fleet of Soviet-made MiG-29s.[165] A contract was signed on 12 December 2018 in Bratislava.[166] See also: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon operational history and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon operatorsVariants Testing of the F-35 diverterless supersonic inlet on an F-16 testbed. The original intake with Splitter plate is shown in the top image A Portuguese Air Force F-16A outfitted with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod, and external fuel tanks. Main article: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants F-16 models are denoted by increasing block numbers to denote upgrades. The blocks cover both single- and two-seat versions. A variety of software, hardware, systems, weapons compatibility, and structural enhancements have been instituted over the years to gradually upgrade production models and retrofit delivered aircraft. While many F-16s were produced according to these block designs, there have been many other variants with significant changes, usually due to modification programs. Other changes have resulted in role-specialization, such as the close air support and reconnaissance variants. Several models were also developed to test new technology. The F-16 design also inspired the design of other aircraft, which are considered derivatives. Older F-16s are being converted into QF-16 drone targets.[167] A Venezuelan Air Force F-16BF-16A/BThe F-16A (single seat) and F-16B (two seat) were initial production variants. These variants include the Block 1, 5, 10 and 20 versions. Block 15 was the first major change to the F-16 with larger horizontal stabilizers. It is the most numerous of all F-16 variants with 475 produced.[168] Many F-16A and B aircraft have been upgraded to the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) Block 20 standard, becoming functionally equivalent to mid-production C/D models.[citation needed] An Israeli F-16I (Block 52) with conformal fuel tanks (CFTs), internal/integrated Electronic countermeasures, and other external stores during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, NV, July 2009F-16C/DThe F-16C (single seat) and F-16D (two seat) variants entered production in 1984. The first C/D version was the Block 25 with improved cockpit avionics and radar which added all-weather capability with beyond-visual-range (BVR) AIM-7 and AIM-120 air-air missiles. Block 30/32, 40/42, and 50/52 were later C/D versions.[169] The F-16C/D had a unit cost of US$18.8 million (1998).[4] Operational cost per flight hour has been estimated at $7,000[170] to $22,470[171] or $24,000, depending on calculation method.[172]F-16E/FThe F-16E (single seat) and F-16F (two seat) are newer F-16 Block 60 variants based on the F-16C/D Block 50/52. The United Arab Emirates invested heavily in its development. It features improved AN/APG-80 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, avionics, conformal fuel tanks (CFTs), and the more powerful General Electric F110-GE-132 engine.[173][174][175] A United Arab Emirates Air Force F-16E Block 60 with the Northrop Grumman IFTS pod, Conformal Fuel Tanks, and various external armament taking off from the Lockheed Martin plant in Fort Worth, Texas.F-16INFor the Indian MRCA competition for the Indian Air Force, Lockheed Martin offered the F-16IN Super Viper.[176] The F-16IN is based on the F-16E/F Block 60 and features conformal fuel tanks; AN/APG-80 AESA radar, GE F110-GE-132A engine with FADEC controls; electronic warfare suite and Infra-red search and track (IRST) unit; updated glass cockpit; and a helmet-mounted cueing system.[177] As of 2011, the F-16IN is no longer in the competition.[178] In 2016, Lockheed Martin offered the new F-16 Block 70/72 version to India under the Make in India program.[179][180] In 2016, Indian government offered to purchase 200 (potentially up to 300) fighters in a deal worth $13–15bn.[181] As of 2017, Lockheed Martin has agreed to manufacture F-16 Block 70 fighters in India with the Indian defense firm Tata Advanced Systems Limited. The new production line could be used to build F-16s for India and for exports.[182] On 25 November 2017, Sputnik reported that the Indian government wanted to remove the single–engine criteria and focus on the fighter capabilities instead.[183]F-16IQIn September 2010, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency informed the United States Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale of 18 F-16IQ aircraft along with the associated equipment and services to the newly reformed Iraqi Air Force. Total value of sale is estimated at US$4.2 billion.[184]F-16NThe F-16N was an adversary aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy. It is based on the standard F-16C/D Block 30 and is powered by the General Electric F110-GE-100 engine, and is capable of supercruise.[185] The F-16N has a strengthened wing and is capable of carrying an Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pod on the starboard wingtip. Although the single-seat F-16Ns and twin-seat (T)F-16Ns are based on the early-production small-inlet Block 30 F-16C/D airframe, they retain the APG-66 radar of the F-16A/B. In addition, the aircraft's 20 mm cannon has been removed, as has the ASPJ, and they carry no missiles. Their EW fit consists of an ALR-69 radar warning receiver (RWR) and an ALE-40 chaff/flare dispenser. The F-16Ns and (T)F-16Ns have the standard Air Force tailhook and undercarriage and are not aircraft carrier capable. Production totaled 26 airframes, of which 22 are single-seat F-16Ns and four are twin-seat TF-16Ns. The initial batch of aircraft were in service between 1988 and 1998. At that time, hairline cracks were discovered in several bulkheads and the Navy did not have the resources to replace them, so the aircraft were eventually retired, with one aircraft sent to the collection of the National Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola, Florida, and the remainder placed in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB. These aircraft were later replaced by embargoed ex-Pakistani F-16s in 2003. The original inventory of F-16Ns were previously operated by adversary squadrons at NAS Oceana, Virginia; NAS Key West, Florida and the former NAS Miramar, California. The current F-16A/B aircraft are operated by the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center at NAS Fallon, Nevada.[186][187][188] A USAF QF-16A, on its first unmanned test flight, over the Gulf of MexicoF-16VAt the 2012 Singapore Air Show Lockheed Martin unveiled plans for the new F-16V variant with the V suffix for its Viper nickname. It features an AN/APG-83 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, a new mission computer and electronic warfare suite, automated ground collision avoidance system, and various cockpit improvements; this package is an option on current production F-16s and can be retrofitted to most in service F-16s.[189][190] First flight took place 21 October 2015.[191] Lockheed and AIDC both invested in the development of the aircraft and will share revenue from all sales and upgrades.[192] Upgrades to Taiwan's F-16 fleet began in January 2017.[193] The first country to confirm the purchase of 16 new F-16V Block 70/72 was Bahrain.[194][195] Slovakia announced on 11 July 2018 that it intends to purchase 14 F-16V Block 70/72 aircraft.[196][197] Lockheed Martin has redesignated the F-16V Block 70 as the "F-21" in its offering for India's fighter requirement.[198] The Republic of China Air Force announced on 19 March 2019 that it formally requested the purchase of an additional 66 F-16V jets.[199] The Trump administration approved the sale on 20 August 2019.[200][201]QF-16In September 2013, Boeing and the U.S. Air Force tested an unmanned F-16, with two US Air Force pilots controlling the airplane from the ground as it flew from Tyndall AFB over the Gulf of Mexico.[202][203][204]Related developmentsVought Model 1600Proposed naval variantGeneral Dynamics F-16 VISTA1990s experimental fighterGeneral Dynamics F-16XL1980s technology demonstratorMitsubishi F-21990s Japanese multi-role fighter based on the F-16 Operators Map with F-16 operators in blue with former operators in red F-16C block 52 of the Hellenic Air Force with conformal fuel tanks and Advanced IFF (AIFF) Main article: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon operators By July 2010 there had been 4,500 F-16s delivered.[205] Bahrain Belgium Chile Denmark Egypt Greece Israel Indonesia Iraq Jordan Morocco Netherlands Norway Oman Pakistan Poland Portugal Romania Singapore South Korea Thailand Turkey Taiwan (Republic of China) United Arab Emirates United States VenezuelaFormer operators Italy – Italian Air Force leased up to 30 F-16As and 4 F-16Bs from the USAF from 2001 until 2012.[206]Notable accidents and incidents See also: United States Air Force Thunderbirds § Accidents A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot ejects from the F-16 just before impact at an air show in September 2003. The F-16 has been involved in over 670 hull-loss accidents as of January 2020.[207][208]On 8 May 1975, while practicing a 9-g aerial display maneuver with the second YF-16 (tail number 72-1568) at Fort Worth, Texas, prior to being sent to the Paris Air Show, one of the main landing gears jammed. The test pilot, Neil Anderson, had to perform an emergency gear-up landing and chose to do so in the grass, hoping to minimize damage and to avoid injuring any observers. The aircraft was only slightly damaged, but due to the mishap the first prototype was sent to the Paris Air Show in its place.[209]On 15 November 1982, while on a training flight outside Kunsan Air Base in South Korea, USAF Captain Ted Harduvel died when he crashed inverted into a mountain ridge. In 1985, Harduvel's widow filed a lawsuit against General Dynamics claiming an electrical malfunction, not pilot error, as the cause; a jury awarded the plaintiff $3.4 million in damages. However, in 1989, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled the contractor had immunity to lawsuits, overturning the previous judgment. The court remanded the case to the trial court "for entry of judgment in favor of General Dynamics."[210] The accident and subsequent trial was the subject of the 1992 film Afterburn.[211][212]On 23 March 1994, during a joint Army-Air Force exercise at Pope AFB, North Carolina, F-16D (AF Serial No. 88-0171) of the 23d Fighter Wing / 74th Fighter Squadron was simulating an engine-out approach when it collided with a USAF C-130E. Both F-16 crew members ejected, but their aircraft, on full afterburner, continued on an arc towards Green Ramp and struck a USAF C-141 that was being boarded by US Army paratroopers. This accident resulted in 24 fatalities and at least 100 others injured.[213] It has since been known as the "Green Ramp disaster".[214]On 15 September 2003, a USAF Thunderbird F-16C crashed during an air show at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Captain Christopher Stricklin attempted a "Split S" maneuver based on an incorrect mean-sea-level altitude of the airfield. Climbing to only 1,670 ft (510 m) above ground level instead of 2,500 ft (760 m), Stricklin had insufficient altitude to complete the maneuver, but was able to guide the aircraft away from spectators and ejected less than one second before impact. Stricklin survived with only minor injuries; the aircraft was destroyed. USAF procedure for demonstration "Split-S" maneuvers was changed, requiring both pilots and controllers to use above-ground-level (AGL) altitudes.[215][216]During the 2006 Lebanon War, a blown tire of a F-16 caused the aircraft to become unstable and crash during take-off; both pilots ejected safely.[217][218]On 26 January 2015, a Greek F-16D crashed while performing a NATO training exercise in Albacete, Spain. Both crew members and nine French soldiers on the ground died when it crashed in the flight-line, destroying or damaging two Italian AMXs, two French Alpha jets, and one French Mirage 2000.[219][220]On 7 July 2015, an F-16CJ collided with a Cessna 150M over Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S. The pilot of the F-16 ejected safely, but both people in the Cessna were killed.[221]On 17 May 2019, a F-16 crashed into a warehouse near March Air Reserve Base in Perris, California. The pilot ejected before impact. A small fire broke out but was quickly suppressed.[222]Aircraft on displayBelgiumF-16AFA-01 – On display at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels, Belgium[223]FA-55 – On display at the Chateau de Savigny les Beaune in Beaune, France. A former Belgian Air Force example.[224][225]FA-113 – On display at Beauvechain Air Base.[226]GermanyF-16A78-0057 – Pylon display at Spangdahlem AB, Germany[227]IsraelF-16AF-16A Netz 107 – on display at the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim Airbase, Beer Sheva. This F-16 was credited with 6.5 shot-downs of enemy aircraft and took part in Operation Opera in which the Iraqi nuclear reactor was destroyed.IndonesiaF-16CTS-1643 - On display at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base in Pekanbaru, Riau. This F-16 was previously crashed due to technical problem when taking off from Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport and suffered total loss from the incident.[citation needed]JapanF-16A78-0053 – Pylon display at Misawa AB, Japan[228]PortugalF-16A15150 – On display at Monte Real Air Base, PortugalThe NetherlandsF-16AJ-215 of the RNLAF on display at the National Military museum at former airbase Soesterberg.[229]J-228 of the RNLAF on pylon display at the Leeuwarden Airbase Main Gate entry road.[230]J-240 of the RNLAF on pylon display past the Volkel Airbase Main Gate on the entry road.[231]J-246 of the RNLAF on pylon display on the N264 / Zeelandsedijk roundabout near the Volkel Airbase Main Gate entry.[232]SerbiaF-16CG88-0550 – F-16CG[233] at Museum of Aviation, Belgrade.[234]ThailandF-16A79-0324 – On display at Royal Thai Air Force Museum, Thailand.[235]79-0375 – On display at Navaminda Kasatriyadhiraj Royal Thai Air Force Academy, Thailand.[236]TurkeyF-16C89-0032 – F-16C Block 40A[237] at Istanbul Aviation Museum.[238]United States The YF-16B at the Frontiers of Flight Museum F-16A display at the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB An F-16B on display at the Aviation Challenge campus of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL; dorsal fin has an acknowledgment to Tuskegee Airmen.YF-1672-1567 – Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, Virginia[239]YF-16A (Full-Scale Development)75-0745 – Used as a traveling exhibit, on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio[240]75-0746 – Pylon-mounted gate guard, McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina[241]75-0748 – Cadet Area Quadrangle, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado[242]75-0750 – Experimental Aircraft Display Hangar, National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio[243]YF-16B (FSD)75-0751 – under restoration at the Air Force Flight Center Museum, Edwards AFB, California.[244]75-0752 – Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, Texas[245]F-16A78-0001 – Langley AFB Memorial Park, Langley AFB, Virginia. First production model F-16A delivered to USAF.[246]78-0005 – 162d Fighter Wing Park, Tucson Air National Guard Base, Arizona[247]78-0025 – Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Titusville, FL. Formerly a gate guard, Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vermont[248]78-0042 – Gate guard, Montgomery Air National Guard Base/Dannelly Field, Alabama[249]78-0052 – Eielson AFB Heritage Park, Eielson AFB, Alaska[250]78-0059 – Selfridge Military Air Museum and Air Park, Selfridge ANGB, Michigan[251]78-0061 - Highland Home "Flying Squadron" High School Football Field, Highland Home, Alabama[252]78-0065 – 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing combined Headquarters, Hill AFB, Utah[253]78-0066 – On display in Kansas Air National Guard Memorial Park area, McConnell AFB, Kansas[254]79-0290 – On display at Great Falls Air National Guard Base, Montana.[255]79-0296 – Gate guard, Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida[256]79-0307 – On display at Cannon AFB Air Park, Cannon AFB, New Mexico[257]79-0309 – Base park area adjacent to USAFCENT Headquarters, Shaw AFB, South Carolina. Painted as 20th Fighter Wing F-16C 93–0534. Memorial to Maj Brinson Phillips, 20 FW, killed 19 March 2000 while flying F-16C 93-0534[258]79-0312 – On pylon display, 8th Street Park, Douglas, Arizona[259]79-0326 – Gate guard, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida[260]79-0327 – Pedestal mounted memorial, Luke AFB, Arizona. Painted in 302d Fighter Squadron markings, to include World War II Tuskegee Airmen "Red Tails" empennage[261]79-0334 – USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama[262]79-0337 – Ground-mobile static display aircraft, normally located at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York. Used by New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing (former 174th Fighter Wing) at fairs and expositions for Air National Guard recruiting.[263]79-0352 – On static display with 23d Wing at Moody AFB, Georgia[264]79-0366 – Memorial park static display, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho[265]79-0373 – On display at Buckley AFB, Colorado. Aircraft painted in markings of Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Fighter Wing based at Buckley AFB.[266]79-0388 – Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, Utah[267]79-0402 – Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, Utah[268]79-0403 – Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York City, New York[269]80-0481 – Display on Parade Ground, Sheppard AFB, Texas.[270]80-0527 – Former Arizona Air National Guard 162d Fighter Wing aircraft destined for transfer to/display at the Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona.[271]80-0528 – City park in Pinellas Park, Florida. Painted in markings of 56th Tactical Training Wing-cum-56th Fighter Wing, previously assigned to nearby MacDill AFB in the 1980s and early 1990s.[272]80-0573 – Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, Florida.[273]80-0612 – Memorial park static display at Puerto Rico National Guard's Camp Santiago, Salinas, Puerto Rico. Former Puerto Rico Air National Guard F-16ADF, painted in markings of PRANG's former 198th Fighter Squadron, but marked as 81612.[274]81-0663 – On display in United States Air Force Thunderbirds markings at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.[275]81-0676 – Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia[276]81-0721 – MacDill AFB Memorial Park, MacDill AFB, Florida. Former Florida Air National Guard 125th Fighter Wing F-16ADF repainted in markings of a 56th Fighter Wing F-16A previously assigned to MacDill in the 1980s.[277]81-0807 – On display at Minnesota Air National Guard Museum, Saint Paul, Minnesota.[278]82-0926 – On display at Fargo Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North Dakota.[279]82-0930 – On display at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Houston, Texas[280]F-16B78-0088 – On display at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May County Airport, New Jersey[281]78-0101 – On display at United States Space Camp / Aviation Challenge, Huntsville, Alabama[282]78-0107 – On display adjacent to Parade Ground, Lackland AFB, Texas[283]79-0430 – Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, Oklahoma[284]80-0633 – Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California.[285]81-0816 – Pylon display gate guard, Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, New Jersey[286]81-0817 – Russell Military Museum, Russell, Illinois.[287]F-16C83-1126 – Pylon display at Hill Memorial Park, Hill AFB, Utah[288]84-1264 – Air park display, Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Indiana. Aircraft retains Air Force Heritage paint scheme honoring 358th Fighter Group during World War II.[289]84-1393 – Pylon display at Texas National Guard's Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas. Former Texas Air National Guard 147th Fighter Wing/111th Fighter Squadron aircraft.[290]85-1469 – Static display at Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station, South Dakota[291]87-0323 – Preserved as Thunderbird 1 in front of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron/United States Air Force Thunderbirds hangar, Nellis AFB, Nevada. Assigned to Thunderbirds in the 1992–2008 timeframe. Had number 1 attached on 11 June 1999; number 2 in the 2004 season; number 3 on 3 March 2003 and number 4 on 1 April 2005.[292]F-16N163269 – San Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego, California[293]163271 – Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, California[294]163277 – Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, California[295]163569 – NAS Fort Worth JRB, Fort Worth, Texas. It is painted in USAFR colors of the 457th FS, 301st FW.[296]163572 – National Naval Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida[297]163576 – Air Power Park, Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada[298]Specifications (F-16C Block 50/52) View of underside of F-16 during a vertical climb Weapons Storage and Security System vault in raised position holding a B61 nuclear bomb, adjacent to an F-16. The vault is within a Protective Aircraft Shelter. General characteristicsLength: 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m)Wingspan: 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)Height: 16 ft (4.9 m)Wing area: 300 sq ft (28 m2)Airfoil: NACA 64A204[300]Empty weight: 18,900 lb (8,573 kg)Gross weight: 26,500 lb (12,020 kg)Max takeoff weight: 42,300 lb (19,187 kg)Fuel capacity: 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg) internals[4]Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofan (Block 50), 17,155 lbf (76.31 kN) thrust dry, 29,500 lbf (131 kN) with afterburnerPowerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 afterburning turbofan (Block 52), 17,800 lbf (79 kN) thrust dry, 29,160 lbf (129.7 kN) with afterburner PerformanceMaximum speed: Mach 2.05 at altitude, clean[4]Mach 1.2, 800 kn (921 mph; 1,482 km/h) at sea level[71]Combat range: 295 nmi (339 mi, 546 km) on a hi-lo-hi mission with 4x 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombsFerry range: 2,277 nmi (2,620 mi, 4,217 km) with drop tanksService ceiling: 59,055 ft (18,000 m) plusg limits: +9.0 (limited by flight control system)Rate of climb: 72,000 ft/min (370 m/s)Wing loading: 88.3 lb/sq ft (431 kg/m2)Thrust/weight: 1.095 (1.24 with loaded weight & 50% internal fuel)[301] Armament Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon, 511 roundsHardpoints: 2 × wing-tip air-to-air missile launch rails, 6 × under-wing, and 3 × under-fuselage pylon (2 of 3 for sensors) stations with a capacity of up to 17,000 lb (7,700 kg) of stores,Rockets: 4 × LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19/7 × Hydra 70 mm/APKWS[302] rockets, respectively)4 × LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19 × CRV7 70 mm rockets)4 × LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4 × Zuni 127 mm rockets)Missiles: Air-to-air missiles:2 × AIM-7 Sparrow6 × AIM-9 Sidewinder6 × AIM-120 AMRAAM6 × IRIS-T6 × Python-46 × Python-5Air-to-surface missiles:6 × AGM-65 Maverick4 × AGM-88 HARMAGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)4 × AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)Anti-ship missiles:2 × AGM-84 Harpoon4 × AGM-119 PenguinBombs: 8 × CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition8 × CBU-89 Gator mine8 × CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon4 × Mark 84 general-purpose bombs8 × Mark 83 GP bombs12 × Mark 82 GP bombs8 × GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)4 × GBU-10 Paveway II6 × GBU-12 Paveway II4 × GBU-24 Paveway III4 × GBU-27 Paveway III4 × Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) seriesWind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD)B61 nuclear bombB83 nuclear bomb

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