F16 fighting falcon specifications - What can it do? #f16 #f16fightingfalcon #usairforce #military

Hi everyone, today we are going to look at the specs of the F16 fight falcon. Although a dated aircraft, it is still an outstanding fighter jet which many will think twice to encounter. Let’s get into the specifics.
It is designed by General Dynamics (1974 to 1993), Lockheed Corporation (1993 to 1995) and Lockheed Martin (1995 to present). Production have been occurring from 1974 to present. The number built are 4604. The crew is one pilot. It is powered by 1 General Electric F110-GE-129 for Block 50 aircraft afterburning turbofan, 17,155 lbf (76.31 kN) thrust dry, 29,500 lbf (131 kN) with afterburner (1 Pratt & Whitney F100 PW 229 for Block 52 aircraft, 17,800 lbf (79 kN) thrust dry and 29,160 lbf (129.7 kN) with afterburner). The length of the F-16 Fighting Falcon is 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m). Empty weight is 18,900 lb (8,573 kg). Max takeoff weight is 42,300 lb (19,187 kg). Maximum speed of the aircraft is Mach 2.05, 1,176 kn (1,353 mph; 2,178 km/h) at 40,000 feet and Mach 1.2, 800 kn (921 mph; 1,482 km/h) at sea level.
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The F-16 Fighting Falcon range is 295 nmi (339 mi, 546 km) on a hi-lo-hi mission with 4 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs. Its flight ceiling is 58,000 ft (18,000 m). The Thrust to weight ratio is 1.095 (1.24 with loaded weight & 50% internal fuel). Weapons carried are Guns: 1 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon with 511 rounds. Hardpoints: 2 wing-tip air-to-air missile launch rails, 6 under-wing, and 3 under-fuselage pylon (2 of 3 for sensors) stations with a capacity of up to 17,000 lb (7,700 kg) of stores. Rockets: 4 LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19/7 × Hydra 70 mm/APKWS[324] rockets, respectively) 4 LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19 × CRV7 70 mm rockets) 4 LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4 × Zuni 127 mm rockets). Missiles, Air-to-air missiles: 6 AIM-9 Sidewinder, 6 AIM-120 AMRAAM, 6 IRIS-T, 6 Python-4, 6 Python-5. Air-to-surface missiles: 6 AGM-65 Maverick, 2 AGM-88 HARM, AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), 4 AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW). Anti-ship missiles: 2 AGM-84 Harpoon, 4 AGM-119 Penguin. Bombs: 8 CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition, 8 CBU-89 Gator mine, 8 CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon, 4 Mark 84 general-purpose bombs, 8 Mark 83 GP bombs, 12 Mark 82 GP bombs, 8 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), 4 GBU-10 Paveway II, 6 GBU-12 Paveway II, 4 GBU-24 Paveway III, 4 GBU-27 Paveway III, 4 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) series Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD), B61 nuclear bomb and B83 nuclear bomb. Others: SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or AN/ALQ-131 & AN/ALQ-184 ECM pods on centerline or LANTIRN, Lockheed Martin Sniper XR & LITENING targeting pods or AN/ASQ-213 HARM Targeting System (HTS) Pod (typically configured on station 5L with Sniper XR pod on station 5R) or Up to 3 300/330/370/600 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time or UTC Aerospace DB-110 long range EO/IR sensor pod on centerline.
Hope you enjoyed the video. Let us know what you think about the F16, do you think it is still as capable in these modern times? Should it be replaced with drones? Thank you for watching and until next time, take care.

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