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(F-1
6C)
The F-16C
Fighting Falcon is a tactical
fighter developed
from the F-l6A
PLUS. Since the decision to
adopt the
F-16 u'as first
reached by the USAF, vrious improve-
ments to the
design were
proposed
as the
aircraft was
put
throu-eh its
paces.
Known collectively as the Multi-Stage
Improvement Plan
(MSIP),
these upgrades were first
applied to rhe F-16C.
and
they included
replacing the
APG-66 Fire
Connol System with the APG-68 and fitting
out *ith improved
target acquisition and IFF
(Identify
Friend,foe) capabilities.
Also, load-out with the new
AIM-120
(AMRAAM)
provided
the Falcon with a simulta-
neous multiple targeting
system that
greatly
increased the
combat capabilities of the
aircraft.
The
engine bay was con-
verted to accept
either the Pratt & Whitney F-100 or the
General Electric F-l 10. The most
significant change to the
outward appearance of the Falcon is the extensive ECM
(Electronic
Counter Measures)
gear
housed
in the fillet of
the vertical stabilizer, increasing
its length and
giving
it a
characteristic swollen or
ballooned appearance.
The most distinguishing characteristic
of the Block 40/42
Night Falcon is the
"lantern
pod"
which
gives
the aircraft
both night and all-weather
ground
attack capabilities. The
AN/AAQ-
14
pod
installed on the left side
of the air intake
contains FLIR
(Forward
Looking Infrared)
gear
which
enables
day-or-night long range
ground
taget
acquisition,
while the AN/AAQ-l3 navigation
pod
installed
on the
right side
of the air intake contains both FLIR
and TFR
(Tenain-following
Radar)
gear, giving
the aircraft
superlative nighttime low-altitude
penetration
capabilities.
(Data)
Crew: one;
wingspan: 9.45m; length: 14.52m
(not
including
pitot
tube); height:
5.09m; engine: Block 40
(cE/F-
110-GE-100) x l, Block42
(GE/F-100-PW-220)
x 1: maximum
speed: Mach 2.1 at 12,200m fixed armment: M6lAl Vulcan
20mm cannon x l; maiden flighr:
July
19,
1984
(F-l6C)
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