F16 Fighting Falcon landing at Farnborough
Falcon F16 single seater version landing at the Farnborough Airshow 2006 . Flying right to left landing under a grey sky . Pilot visible wearing oxygen mask . Manufactured by Lockheed Martin it 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 and therefore more efficient being lighter and giving a fast turn capability . It has been developed to carry AMRAAM radar guided missile with chaff and flare dispensers for its defence . Specifications for the F16 C single seater and D two seater are one Pratt and Whitney F100 PW 200 220 229 or one General Electric F110 GE 100 129 Power Plant with thrust F16C and D of 27000 pounds or 12150 kilograms . Length 49 feet 5 inches or 1 point 8 metres . Height 16 feet or 4 point 8 metres . Wingspan 32 feet 8 inches or 9 point 8 metres . Speed 1500 miles per hour mph or Mach 2 at altitude . Ceiling is in excess of 50000 feet or 15 kilometers . Maximum Takeoff Weight 37500 pounds lbs or 16875 kilograms .
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Location: Farnborough Airfield Hampshire England Great Britain United Kingdom GB UK
Photo credit: © Christopher Barnes - Aviation / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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