F-16 Fighting Falcon
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United StatesManufacturer: Lockheed Martin (originally General Dynamics)
«F-16C/D»
Multirole fighterUnited States1978In service
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter originally developed by General Dynamics and now produced by Lockheed Martin. The family includes single-seat and two-seat aircraft across successive production blocks.
Dimensions refer to F-16C; the Dutch illustration is not used to infer its production block.
Multirole fighter // F-16CID — f-16-fighting-falcon
United States · Lockheed Martin (originally General Dynamics)
Illustration: Dutch F-16, landing gear extended
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Identity
- Designation
- F-16 Fighting Falcon
- Alias
- F-16C/D
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin (originally General Dynamics)
- Country
- United States
- Category
- Multirole fighter
- Figures refer to
- F-16C
Production & service
- Introduced
- 1978
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
Specifications
- MTOW
- —
- Crew
- 1
- Armament
- —
- Sensors
- —
- Engines
- —
- Hardpoints
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max speed
- —
- Combat radius
- —
- Length / wingspan / height
- 15.06 m / 9.96 m / —
- Service ceiling
- —
Historical profile
The F-16 entered service in 1978. The lightweight fighter design evolved into a widely exported multirole family, with engines, avionics and weapons compatibility varying by block and operator.
Variants
F-16A/BF-16C/DF-16V
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