Falcon F16 coming down from a loop through cloud formation
Falcon F16 single seater version diving from the top of a loop as if sign writing in the sky through a natural white cloud shape . Inverted against a blue sky with cumulus clouds at the Farnborough Airshow 2006 with trailing white smoke . 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 the aircraft 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 is in excess of 50000 feet or 15 km Max Takeoff Weight 37500 lbs or 16875 kgs
Size: 5007px × 3333px
Location: Farnborough Airfield Hampshire England Great Britain United Kingdom GB UK
Photo credit: © Christopher Barnes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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