F-16 A, B, C, MLU

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F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 162nd Wing, the Arizona Air National Guard unit at Tucson, fly an air-to-air training mission against student pilots in April 2015. The 162nd trains international and US Air Force student pilots to employ the F-16. Photo by MSgt. Jeffrey Allen

 

Would you look at that, USANG F-16 block 30 86-0277 with chaf/flare dispensers on the wing pylons. haven't seen that before on US jets

A pilot in an F-16 Fighting Falcon launches during Red Flag exercises at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Red Flag provides an opportunity for Air National Guard aircrew and maintainers to enhance their tactical operational skills alongside units from around the Air Force. The F-16 is assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron at Burlington ANGB, Burlington, Vermont. Photo by SSgt. Siuta B. Ika

Edited November 27, 2016 by mvsgas

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Hornet vs Viper Part One

 

So which is better?”

 

It’s the first question aviation enthusiasts ask me when they find out I’ve been lucky enough to fly both the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet and the Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon. And like any good fighter pilot, my answer is almost always, “It depends.”...

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Edited November 20, 2017 by mvsgas

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F-16 pilot ejects on flight line at Osan Air Base

 

http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=52552&p=357568#p357568

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The full video that one above is from.

 

Not all F-16 related, but good footage nonetheless.

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Google doc link to Crash report for F-16CJ, T/N 92-3890 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AIR DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON

The Accident Investigation Board President found by a preponderance of the evidence the cause of this mishap was a throttle trigger actuation and subsequent malfunction (throttle trigger stuck in retracted position) followed by the MP’s inadvertent full-rotation of the throttle grip while retarding the throttle aft to cutoff position. Substantially contributing factors include maintenance Technical Orders that lack sufficient detail to consistently identify either a throttle trigger clevis pin misalignment or a sticking/binding throttle trigger.

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https://www.facebook.com/EdwardsAirForceBase/photos/a.140333572684247.37126.139549732762631/1332631443454448/?type=3&theater

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Edited November 20, 2017 by mvsgas

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Edited January 2, 2017 by Blaze

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has block 65 been set yet?

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don't you mean block 70/72? never heard of a block 65

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has block 65 been set yet?

 

don't you mean block 70/72? never heard of a block 65

 

UAE Block 60 is the higher block ever made AFAIK. They have been trying to sell a "block 62" but have not got any buyer IIRC.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Flockheedmartin.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Flockheed%2Fdata%2Faero%2Fphotos%2FF-16%2FF-16V_Product_Card2016.pdf

 

To this date, block 1/5/10/15/20 (A/B Models) 25/30/32/40/42/50/52 (C, C+ and D, D+) 60(E/F)

Edited January 2, 2017 by mvsgas

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The LockMart guy did refer to the V as the Block 72 here

 

 

 

 

Block 61 ?

 

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/the-uaes-f-16-block-60-desert-falcon-fleet-04538/

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Thanks, but both still not made.

The "block 61" names came from this

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dsca.mil%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fmas%2Fuae_13-60.pdf

 

Whether happened or not I am not sure. All UAE F-16 are listed as Block 60 AFAIK.

Edited January 2, 2017 by mvsgas

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lol, LM has been trying to sell the "F-16V" for some time, tried in India, Iraq, etc. Last year some web sites where calling the ROCAF block 20 upgrades as the F-16V, for example:

http://www.f-16.net/f-16-news-article4987.html

Back in 2012 in the Singapore Airshow, it look like the block 52+ (very similar to the F-16I configuration)

 

In 2010 it was the IN (close to the block 60 configuration)

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This year is the block 70/72.

Edited January 3, 2017 by mvsgas

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M61A1 20MM Gun. The gun controller is the electronics unit which actually controls the firing of the gun. A voltage is applied to the gun breech providing fire voltage to the round while the trigger is depressed past the detent. At the end of a burst when the trigger is released, the gun clears itself. In the clearing operation, five to nine unfired rounds are cycled through the gun without firing pulses. These rounds are carried for the duration of the flight as spent rounds and cannot be used.

- The SMS has a rounds remaining counting function which counts each firing pulse from the gun controller and subtracts these from the loaded number of rounds. In the clearing operation, however, there are no pulses or any way of determining the actual number of rounds cleared; therefore, the SMS assumes 7. Due to this fact there can be a discrepancy between the rounds remaining on the MFD and the actual number of rounds left to be fired. This discrepancy can become larger with increasing number of clearings.

--The rounds remaining feature is a pilot convenience and has no effect on the actual operation of the gun. The A-G Strafe mode cannot be entered without rounds loaded in the SMS. The gun may still fire with no remaining rounds indicated on the MFD.

--- When the last round actually passes through the gun, a last round switch closes and gun operation is shut down. At this time, SAF appears on the MFD in place of RDY with the present mode maintained. The rounds limit switch is in series with the last round switch. When the number of rounds fired equals the number set in the switch, gun operation is shut down.

---- The gun fires electrically primed 20mm ammunition at a rate of 6000 rounds per minute. The gun consists of a circular assembly of six single barrels, each with its own breech bolt. The assembly revolves during firing. During each revolution, a round is fed, chambered, fired, extracted, and ejected from each of the six barrels. Firing voltage is applied to the

round when the barrel is rotated to the firing position. The system incorporates a rotor assembly that supports the six barrels and revolves within a stationary housing. The rotor assembly contains a bolt assembly for each barrel and is driven by the hydraulic drive system. During gun operation, ammunition is delivered to the gun transfer unit which removes the ammunition from the conveyor elements, feeds the rounds to the gun, and replaces the empty cases to the conveyor elements.

Edited January 4, 2017 by mvsgas

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Airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard and Alabama Air National Guard arrived at their deployed location in Southwest Asia and began combat operations within 24 hours. Filmed on December 15, 2016.

 

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