Description
The MLU, or Mid-Life Update, was a modernization program dedicated to upgrading the F-16s used by several European air forces. These upgrades raise the technological level of the planes to that of more modern Block-50 and Block-52 F-16s.
The Airframe
ET-210, serial number 78-0210, started serving with the Royal Danish Air Force in 1981, and it kept serving under several Eskadroner (squadrons) until 2000. Somewhere in between 2000 and 2004, the plane was upgraded to a Block-20 MLU airframe, and it continued serving with the RDAF. In 2011, the plane crashed at Edwards Air Force Base when its landing gear collapsed. It was soon repaired, and it has been flying with the RDAF as of 2016.
Equipment
- AIM-9 Sidewinder x2
- Drop Tank x3
Specifications
Spotlights
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- SpaceNerdSP 11 months ago
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 32.8ft (10.0m)
- Length 50.4ft (15.4m)
- Height 18.0ft (5.5m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 17,531lbs (7,952kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.922
- Wing Loading 16.2lbs/ft2 (79.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,082.7ft2 (100.6m2)
- Drag Points 4589
Parts
- Number of Parts 63
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 417
@CaptHorizon Wow!
@KornAerospace it’s (one of) my favorite aircraft. Many variants, rich history involving the controversial Fighter Mafia, how steering away from their ideas made it a much better fighter, and much more. There’s still many more to come. I’m just taking a break (on vacation).
Why you have so much F-16's?