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F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole fighter aircraft
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The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft, originally designed as an air superiority day fighter by General Dynamics.

It first flew on 20 January 1974 and entered service on 17 August 1978.

It was the first aircraft to incorporate a fly-by-wire flight control system, thus benefiting of a relaxed static stability, making the F-16 a very agile and maneuverable aircraft. It was also the first aircraft designed to execute maneuvers of 9 g.

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F-16 Fighting Falcon - General Data and Specifications:
Type Multirole Fighter, Air Superiority Fighter
Place of Origin United States of America
Service Period and Status 17 August 1978 - present
Designer General Dynamics
Manufacturer and Builders General Dynamics
Lockheed Martin
Program & Unit Cost Unit cost:
F-16A/B: US$14.6 million (1998)
F-16C/D: US$18.8 million (1998)
Production Period 1973–2017, 2019–present
Number Built 4,604 (June 2018)
Variants F-16A/B
F-16C/D
F-16E/F
F-16V Block 70/72
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AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
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Mass / Weight Empty weight:

F-16A/B:
16,285 pounds / 7,386 kg
F-16C/D:
18,900 lb / 8,573 kg
F-16 Block 70/72:
20,300 lb / 9,207 kg

Gross weight:

F-16A/B:
25,281 pounds / 11,467 kg
F-16C/D:
26,500 lb / 12,020 kg
F-16 Block 70/72:
29,000 lb / 13,000 kg

Max takeoff weight:

F-16A/B:
37,500 pounds / 17,009 kg
F-16C/D:
42,300 lb / 19,187 kg
F-16 Block 70/72:
48,000 lb / 21,772 kg
Length 49.3 ft / 15.027 m
Height 16.7 ft / 5.090 m
Wingspan 31.0 ft / 9.449 m
Wing Area 300 sq ft / 28 m2
Wing Loading 88.3 lb/sq ft / 431 kg/m2
Airfoil NACA 64A204
Powerplant F-16A/B:
1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200 turbofan or
1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofan

F-16C/D:
1 × General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofan engine or
1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 turbofan or
1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220/220E

F-16E/F Block 60:
General Electric F110-GE-132 afterburning turbofan engine
Thrust Thrust with afterburner:

F-16A/B:
23,830 lbf / 106.0 kN - F100-PW-200
23,770 lbf / 105.7 kN - F100-PW-220

F-16C/D Block 50:
29,588 lbf / 131.6 kN - F110-GE-129

F-16C/D Block 52:
29,160 lbf / 129.4 kN - F100-PW-229

F-16C/D:
29,160 lbf / 130 kN - F100-PW-220/220E

F-16E/F Block 60:
32,500 lbf / 144.6 kN - F110-GE-132 turbofan
Fuel Capacity F-16C/D:
7,000 pounds / 3,200 kg internal
Speed At altitude:

Mach 2.0 / 1,147 kn / 1,320 mph / 2,124 km/h

At sea level:

Mach 1.2 / 795 kn / 915 mph / 1,472 km/h
Operational Range Combat range:

295 nmi / 339 mi / 546 km

Ferry range:

2,277 nmi / 2,620 mi / 4,217 km with drop-tanks
Service Ceiling +50,000 ft / +15,000 m
Rate of Climb 50,000 ft/min / 250 m/s
G-Load Factor +9