- Lockheed Martin F-16 Falcon – single seat, multi-role fighter
- First flight – February 8, 1974 (YF-16)
- Total production – over 4,000
- Powerplant – Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200 turbofan,
23,800 lbs of static thrust, or General Electric
F110-GE-100 afterburning turbofan.
- Wingspan – 31 ft. (9.4 m)
- Length – 47 ft., 7 in. (14.5 m)
- Height – 16 ft., 5 in. (5 m)
- Wing area – 300 sq. ft. (27.6 m2)
- Weight – 14,567 lbs. empty
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- Maximum takeoff weight – 42,500 lbs.
- Maximum speed – 1500 mph
- Cruising speed – 575 mph
- Ceiling – 50,000 feet
- Range – 2,415 with external fuel tanks
- Armament – one 20 mm six-barrel cannon
- 12,000 lbs of air-to-air / air-to-ground
missiles & bombs. Aim-7, Aim-9,
HARM, AMRAAM,& Maverick missiles,
Mk-82, Mk-83 bombs and
LANTIRN pods. |
