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[PEA] GD F-16XL Enhanced Tactical Fighter

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Auto Credit Based on ZeroWithSlashedO's [PEA] GD F-16A Fighting Falcon

Part Efficient Aircraft - Fighter
About

The General Dynamics F-16XL is a derivative of the F-16 Fighting Falcon with a cranked-arrow delta wing. It entered the United States Air Force's (USAF) Enhanced Tactical Fighter (ETF) competition in 1981 but lost to the F-15E Strike Eagle. The two prototypes were shelved until being turned over to NASA for additional aeronautical research in 1988. Both aircraft were fully retired in 2009 and stored at Edwards Air Force Base (Wikipedia, 2024).

Controls:
Normal Controls
5 - Deploy Airbrakes

Notes
Modified from ZeroWithSlashedO's [PEA] GD F-16A Fighting Falcon. Mostly just moved around the wings and some of the weights, removed flap functionality from aileron code as the F-16XL does not have flaps.

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor [PEA] GD F-16A Fighting Falcon
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 32.5ft (9.9m)
  • Length 50.8ft (15.5m)
  • Height 16.8ft (5.1m)
  • Empty Weight 18,268lbs (8,286kg)
  • Loaded Weight 27,781lbs (12,601kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.586
  • Wing Loading 70.3lbs/ft2 (343.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 395.1ft2 (36.7m2)
  • Drag Points 423

Parts

  • Number of Parts 69
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 409