F-16 Fighting Falcon

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The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a highly maneuverable, multirole jet fighter widely used by air forces around the world for both air-to-air combat and ground-attack missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jet fighter
multirole fighter aircraft
single-engine fighter aircraft
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
avionicsFeature hands-on-throttle-and-stick controls
head-up display
pulse-Doppler radar
category fourth-generation fighter aircraft
combatRadius approximately 550 km on interdiction mission with typical load
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 1
designedBy General Dynamics
designFeature bubble canopy
fly-by-wire flight control system
reclined ejection seat
relaxed static stability
side-stick controller
developedFor Lightweight Fighter program
export widely exported
firstFlight 1974-01-20
fuelSystem external drop tanks compatible
internal fuel tanks
gLimit +9 g
hardpoints 11
introduced 1978
landingGear tricycle landing gear
manufacturer General Dynamics
Lockheed Martin
maxSpeed approximately 2,100 km/h at altitude
over Mach 2
natoReportingName Fighting Falcon
nickname Viper
notableFeature all-weather capability
high maneuverability
numberOfEngines 1
operator Belgium
Denmark
Egypt
Greece
Israel
Netherlands
Norway
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan

Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
surface form: United States
powerplant General Electric F110 turbofan
Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan
primaryUser United States Air Force
produced over 4,500 airframes
productionStart 1976
role air superiority fighter
close air support aircraft
ground-attack aircraft
multirole combat aircraft
reconnaissance aircraft
suppression of enemy air defenses aircraft
serviceCeiling over 15,000 m
status in service
tailConfiguration single vertical stabilizer
takeoffAndLanding conventional takeoff and landing
usedInConflict Gulf War
Iraq War
Kosovo War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
variant F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
surface form: F-16A

F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
surface form: F-16B

F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
surface form: F-16C

F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
surface form: F-16D

F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
surface form: F-16E

F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
surface form: F-16F

F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
surface form: F-16I Sufa

F-16V Viper upgrade
wingConfiguration cropped-delta wing

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Polish Air Force aircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
AMRAAM air-to-air missile compatibleWith F-16 Fighting Falcon
subject surface form: AMRAAM
Belgian Air Force usesAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
412th Test Wing notableAircraftTested F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lockheed Martin majorProduct F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: F-16 Fighting Falcon (through Lockheed acquisition of General Dynamics’ aircraft division)
Royal Netherlands Air Force operatesAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
Grumman X-29 noseGearOrigin F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Chilean Air Force usesAircraftModel F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-16 Fighting Falcon variant F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-16A
F-16 Fighting Falcon variant F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-16B
F-16 Fighting Falcon variant F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-16C
F-16 Fighting Falcon variant F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-16D
F-16 Fighting Falcon variant F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-16E
F-16 Fighting Falcon variant F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-16F
F-16 Fighting Falcon variant F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-16I Sufa
MiG-29 developedToCounter F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Egyptian Air Force aircraftInService F-16 Fighting Falcon
Bulgarian Air Force aircraftOnOrder F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces notableAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: F-16E/F Desert Falcon
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II intendedReplacementFor F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Pratt & Whitney developedForAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
Baltic Air Policing aircraftUsed F-16 Fighting Falcon
Luchtcomponent usesAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
Kleine-Brogel Air Base basedAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
10th Tactical Wing operatesAircraftModel F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
10th Tactical Wing notableAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: F-16AM
10th Tactical Wing notableAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: F-16BM
Israel Defense Forces usesEquipment F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: F-16 fighter aircraft
Hellenic Air Force usesAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
United Arab Emirates Air Force equipment F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: Lockheed Martin F-16E/F Fighting Falcon
Republic of China Air Force operatesAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
Royal Moroccan Air Force operatesAircraftModel F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Royal Moroccan Air Force operatesAircraftModel F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: F-16C/D Block 52+ Fighting Falcon
Portuguese Air Force operates F-16 Fighting Falcon
Aeronautics product F-16 Fighting Falcon
subject surface form: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Royal Danish Air Force operatesAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
Royal Thai Air Force aircraftInService F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Turkish Air Force operatesAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia aircraftUsed F-16 Fighting Falcon
Romanian Air Force usesAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
113th Wing operatesAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: F-16C Fighting Falcon
113th Wing operatesAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: F-16D Fighting Falcon
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle designInfluence F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Royal Jordanian Air Force usesAircraftModel F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Kunsan Air Base hostsAircraftType F-16 Fighting Falcon
Misawa Air Base hostsAircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
KLu usesAircraftModel F-16 Fighting Falcon
Mitsubishi F-2 basedOn F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Mitsubishi F-2 variantOf F-16 Fighting Falcon