F-16 Fighting Falcon is the best jet fighter in the world. With current update and upgrades, this F-16 Fighting Falcon can compete to the newer combat aircraft like F-22 Raptor or F-18. F-16s have been produced for 24 countries with 52 follow-on buys by 14 customers. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is the first operational fighter to employ fly-by-wire flight controls, relaxed static stability, high-g cockpit, bubble canopy, variable camber wings, blended wing-body design, modular construction, and integrated digital avionics.
F-16 is multi purpose jet. It can be used as air-to-air attack or air to ground attack. These capabilities Nations who operate and will operate the F-16 have made an important commitment to its citizens national defense. Range and payload of the F-16 have both significantly increased. Survivability has been sharply enhanced with the more advanced warfare sensors and sophisticated decoys.
Length: 49.3 ft / 15.03 m
Height: 16.7 ft / 5.09 m
Wingspan: 32.8 ft / 10.0 m
Wing area: 300 sq ft / 27.87 sq m
Weight empty: 20,300 lb / 9,207.9 kg
Maximum take-off weight: 48,000 lb / 21,772 kg
Internal fuel : 5,920 lb / 2,685.2 kg
Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude)
Range: 1,740 n. mi
Power plant:
One Pratt & Whitney
F100-PW-200/220/229 or
One General Electric
F110-GE-100/129
Engine thrust:
F110-GE-129 29,500 lb
F100-PW-229 29,100 lb
