The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine multirole fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority fighter , it has evolved into an all-weather multirole aircraft, with 4,600 built since 1976. Although no longer acquired by the USAF, further variants were built to meet export markets. In 1993, General Dynamics sold its aerospace manufacturing business to Lockheed Corporation , which later became part of Lockheed Martin after its merger with Martin Marietta in 1995.

Type
Multirole fighter aircraft
Country of origin
United States of America
Maker
General Dynamics (1974–1993)
Lockheed Corporation (1993–1995)
Lockheed Martin (1995–present)
Prime flight
January 20, 1974 ; 50 years ago (unplanned)
February 2, 1974 ; 50 years ago (official)
Introduced
August 17, 1978 ; 46 years ago
Status
Actively used
Primary user
United States Air Force
Made
1973–2017, 2019–present [ 1 ]
Amount
4,604 (June 2018) [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Variants
General Dynamics F-16 VISTA
Developed into
Vought Model 1600
General Dynamics F-16XL
Mitsubishi F-2

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Panjang: 49 ft 5 in
Wingspan : 32 ft 8 in
Height: 16 ft
Wing area: 300 ft²
Airfoil: NACA 64A204 root and tip
Curb weight: 18,900 lb
Curb weight: 26,500 lb
Maximum takeoff weight: 42,300 lb
Mesin: 1 × General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofan
Dry thrust: 17,155 lbf (76.3 Newton (unit) )
Thrust with afterburner : 28,600 lbf (127 kN)
Performance

Maximum speed :
At sea level: Mach 1.2 (915 mph, 1,470 km/h)
At altitude: Mach 2+ (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h) clean configuration
Radius tempur: 340 mi (295 nmi, 550 km) on a hi-lo-hi mission with four 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs
Jangkauan feri: 2,280 NM (2,620 mi, 4,220 km) with drop tanks
Ceiling limit: 50,000+ ft
Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min
Wing load: 88.3 lb/ft²
Thrust/weight : 1,095
Armament

Senjata api: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling riffle, 511 rounds
Hardpoints: 2× on each wingtip, 6× underwing hardpoints, and 3× underfuselage hardpoints, typically for sensor equipment.
Rocket:
4× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× /7× Hydra 70 mm rockets, respectively) or
4× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets) or
4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets)
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
2× AIM-7 Sparrow or
6× AIM-9 Sidewinder or
6× IRIS-T or
6× AIM-120 AMRAAM or
6× Python-4
Air-to-ground missiles:
6× AGM-45 Shrike or
6× AGM-65 Maverick or
4× AGM-88 HARM
Anti-ship missiles:
2× AGM-84 Harpoon or
4× AGM-119 Penguin
Good:
8× CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
8× CBU-89 Gator mine
8× CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser capable
4x GBU-10 Paveway II
6x GBU-12 Paveway II
4× JDAM
4× Mark 84 general-purpose bombs
8× Mark 83 GP bombs
12× Mark 82 GP bombs
8× Small Diameter Bomb
3× B61 nuclear bomb
Others:
SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or
AN/ALQ-131 & AN/ALQ-184 ECM pods or
LANTIRN, Lockheed Martin Sniper XR & LITENING targeting pods or
up to 3× 300/330/370 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time.
Avionics

AN/APG-83 / AN/APG-68 radar (depending on variant type). The AN/APG-68 radar on the USAF F-16C/D Block 40/42 and Block 50/52 fleets was replaced with the AN/APG-83 AESA radar.
The AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning Receiver (RWR), on the USAF F-16C/D Block 40/42 and Block 50/52 fleets was replaced by the AN/ALR-69A(V).
The AN/ALQ-213 electronic warfare suite , on the USAF F-16C/D Block 40/42 and Block 50/52 fleets was replaced with the AN/ALQ-257.
MIL-STD-1553 bus.