Falcon F16 making a left to right fly by
Falcon F16 single seater version making its pass at the Farnborough Airshow 2006 with trailing white smoke in a bright cloudy sky . Manufactured by Lockheed Martin the F16 is a smaller and more manoeuvrable version with more emphasis on dog fighting within a few miles range . It was one of the first if not the first military aircraft with fly by wire design and incorporating an unstable aerodynamic balance . This means the aircraft is not conventional in balance where the plane is nose heavy but more tail heavy allowing smaller wings making it more efficient being lighter and giving a fast turn capability . Able to withstand 9 G turns and carry sidewinder missiles supplemented by its gun it is a formidable weapon and has been developed to carry AMRAAM radar guided missile with chaff and flare dispensers for its defence . There are several models to carry different armament and one and two seater variants too some carrying night vision ground attack and improved radar . Specification s for the F 16 C single seater and D two seater are Power Plant one Pratt and Whitney F100 PW 200 220 229 or one General Electric F110 GE 100 129 Thrust F16C and D 27000 pounds or 12150 kilograms Length 49 feet 5 inches or 1 point 8 meters Height 16 ft or 4 point 8 m Wingspan 32 ft 8 in or 9 point 8 m Speed 1500 mph or Mach 2 at altitude . Ceiling of over 50000 feet or 15 kilometers Max Takeoff Weight 37500 lbs or 16875 kgs
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Location: Farnborough Airfield Hampshire England Great Britain United Kingdom GB UK
Photo credit: © Christopher Barnes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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