F-16

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multi-role jet fighter aircraft produced by General Dynamics and active in the military of several nations worldwide. It is the aircraft that the Falcon series is based around, and the most popular aircraft to fly in the game.

|crew=1 |length main=49 ft 5 in |length alt=15.06 m |span main=32 ft 8 in |span alt=9.96 m |height main=16 ft |height alt=4.88 m |area main=300 ft² |area alt=27.87 m² |airfoil=NACA 64A204 root and tip |empty weight main=18,900 lb |empty weight alt=8,570 kg |loaded weight main=26,500 lb |loaded weight alt=12,000 kg |max takeoff weight main=42,300 lb |max takeoff weight alt=19,200 kg |more general=Internal fuel: Template:Convert |engine (jet)=General Electric F110-GE-129 (for F-16C/D Block 30-40-50) or Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220/220E |type of jet=afterburning turbofan |number of jets=1 |thrust main=17,155 lbf |thrust alt=76.3 kN |afterburning thrust main=28,600 lbf |afterburning thrust alt=127 kN |max speed main=

• • At sea level: Mach 1.2 (915 mph, 1,470 km/h)
  • At altitude: Mach 2

|max speed alt=1,320 mph; 2,120 km/h |max speed more=clean configuration |combat radius main=340 mi |combat radius alt=295 nmi; 550 km |combat radius more=on a hi-lo-hi mission with four 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs |ferry range main=2,280 nmi |ferry range alt=2,620 mi; 4,220 km |ferry range more=with drop tanks |ceiling main=50,000+ ft |ceiling alt=15,240+ m |climb rate main=50,000 ft/min |climb rate alt=254 m/s |loading main= 88.3 lb/ft² |loading alt=431 kg/m² |thrust/weight=1.095 (1.24 with loaded weight & 50% internal fuel) |more performance=*Maximum g-load: +9.0 g |guns=1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon, 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 |hardpoint capacity=up to Template:Convert of stores |rockets=

• • 4 × LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19/7 × Hydra 70 mm/APKWS 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:
    • 2 × AIM-7 Sparrow
    • 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
    • 4 × AGM-88 HARM
    • AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)
  • 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
  • 4 × AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
  • Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD)
  • B61 nuclear bomb
  • B83 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 × 300/330/370/600 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

|avionics=

• AN/APG-68 radar
• MIL-STD-1553 bus

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