The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft with over 4,600 built since 1976. [4] .

One F-16C, nicknamed the "Lethal Lady", had flown over 7,000 hours by April 2008. [13] The 209 F-16C blocks and 35 F-16D blocks that were manufactured were also deployed to the front lines.

It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations. In an air combat role, the F-16's maneuverability and combat radius (distance it can fly to enter air combat, stay, fight and return) exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft.

Primary weapons system of the 20th Fighter Wing, the Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 50 model is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in more than 30 years of operations including air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack.

The F-16CJ/DJ Block 50D/52D have the HARM avionics/Launcher Interface Computer (ALIC) resulting in a full autonomous employment capability of the HARM missile. This capability adds the SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) mission to the already extensive list of missions the F-16 is capable to perform.

The first F-16C (serial number #83-1118) flew on June 19, 1984 and was delivered to the USAF one month later. The new variant was introduced on the production line in December. Flight testing of the new F-16C revealed problems, most of …

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The large inlet became the standard for F110-powered Fighting Falcons from F-16C Block 30D #86-0262 onward (the so-called "Big-mouths"). The large inlet is referred to as the "modular common air intake duct".

This improvement program led to the F-16C and F-16D aircraft, which are the single- and two-place counterparts to the F-16A/B, and incorporate the latest cockpit control and display technology. All active units and many Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units have converted to the F-16C/D.

Technical data for F-16C Block 50/52: Maximum speed at 40,000 feet (12,200 meters): Mach 2.05 (2,531 km/h, 1,573 mph, 1367 knots). Maximum speed at sea level: Mach 1.2 (1,482 km/h, 921 mph, 800 knots). Two seater version of the F-16 is the F-16D. I (...)