Fighting Falcon
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Fighting Falcon is the nickname of the F-16, a widely used American multirole fighter aircraft known for its agility and versatility in combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fighting Falcon canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet fighter
ⓘ
multirole fighter aircraft ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| armament |
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
ⓘ
surface form:
M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
air-to-air missiles ⓘ air-to-surface missiles ⓘ guided bombs ⓘ rockets ⓘ unguided bombs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedAs | lightweight air superiority day fighter ⓘ |
| engineType |
General Electric F110 turbofan
ⓘ
surface form:
General Electric F110
Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan ⓘ
surface form:
Pratt & Whitney F100
|
| feature |
bubble canopy
ⓘ
fly-by-wire flight control system ⓘ relaxed static stability design ⓘ side-stick control column ⓘ single vertical stabilizer ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1974-01-20 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1978 ⓘ |
| laterDevelopedAs | all-weather multirole fighter ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
General Dynamics
ⓘ
Lockheed Martin ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over Mach 2 ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
high agility
ⓘ
versatility in combat roles ⓘ |
| operators |
Asian countries
ⓘ
Middle Eastern countries ⓘ NATO member states ⓘ |
| powerplant | single turbofan engine ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
Israeli Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Netherlands Air Force ⓘ Turkish Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| productionStatus | in production in multiple upgraded variants ⓘ |
| refersTo |
F-16 Fighting Falcon
ⓘ
surface form:
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
|
| role |
air superiority fighter
ⓘ
close air support aircraft ⓘ ground attack aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | over 15000 meters ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ various Arab–Israeli conflicts ⓘ |
| variant |
F-16 Fighting Falcon
ⓘ
surface form:
F-16A
F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ
surface form:
F-16B
F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ
surface form:
F-16C
F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ
surface form:
F-16D
F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ
surface form:
F-16E
F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ
surface form:
F-16F
F-16V Viper upgrade ⓘ
surface form:
F-16V
|
| wingConfiguration | cropped-delta wing ⓘ |
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