This is my favorite plane
the F16 FALCON.

General Dynamics F - 16A Fighting Falcon

Nation: USA

Manufacturer: General Dynamics Corp

Type: multirole class A fighter

Year: 1976

Engine: Pratt &Whitney F100-PW-200 turbofan, 25,000 lb /10,800 kg/ thrust





                                                                                                

Wingspan: 31 ft /9.45 m/

Lenght: 47 ft 8 in /14.52 m/

Height: 16 ft 5 in /5.01 m/

Weight: 33,000 lb /14,968 kg/ /loaded/

Maximum speed: 1,319 mph /2,123km/h/ at 39,370 ft /12,000 m/

Ceiling: 50,000 ft /15,420 m/

Range: 575 miles /925 km/

Maximum range: 1260 miles /2027km/

Crew: 1

Armament: General Electric M61A1 20mm six-barrel cannon and two wingtip Sidewinder or
Sparrow air-to-air missiles; nine additional hardpoints capable of carrying up to 15,200 lbs of
other stores.



The General Dynamics Fighting Falcon is considered by many to be the most agile modern
fighter. Less than half the weight of the F-14, it carries a larger payload; less than one-fourth
the cost of the F-15, it has superior maneuverability. In addition, advanced avionics and
electronics give it excellent air-to-ground precision. The F-16 can deliver a crippling ground
strike and still maintain a credible air threat.

The Falcon’s versatility is still being explored. The variety of stores it can carry and wide range
of missions it can undertake with great effectiveness are staggering. The F-16 has proven
itself capable of air superioority, „Wild Weasel," strike, and reconnaissance missions without
any structural modofications. The simple addition of the proper external pods or ordnance is
all that is required. There is even an experimental GPU-5 external gun pod which contains a
30mm cannon firing the same shells as the A-10’s famous tank-busting Avenger.

The Fighting Falcon forms the backdone of the USAF with over 1,500 in service. The F-16 also
serves in the air forces of Egypt, Israel and Pakistan, as well as in several Europeans air forces.