F-35 Lightning II

F-35 Lightning II News
USAF to base 36 F-35A's at Nellis

July 19, 2011 (by Charles Ramey) - The U.S. Air Force has a record of decision for all the F - 35A Lightning II aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base.


The decision to proceed with an alternative to the fighters, 36 F - 35 at Nellis AFB between 2012 and 2020 for evaluation of forces and weapons schools. This operation is successful, according to the environmental impact statement, the final release in May 2011.

F-22 Raptor News First ever deployed PMP performed on Andersen

F-22 Raptor News
First ever deployed PMP performed on Andersen

August 6, 2010 (by A1C Anthony Jennings) - History, 4 August, the first maintenance plan filling up, or PMP, and F - 22 Raptor in the environment to come to a conclusion.

F-22 Raptor News Air Force announces F-22 fleet consolidation

F-22 Raptor News
Air Force announces F-22 fleet consolidation 

July 29, 2010 (by the assistant secretary of defense) - Department of the Air Force announced today that its actions will include F - 22 Secretary of the Navy and Air Force Chief of Staff of the Air Force the most powerful. basing for the F - 22.

F-16/101 Derivative Fighter Engine

F-16/101
Derivative Fighter Engine

A series of four 30,750 lb.st General Electric F101 turbofans the powerplants of the Rockwell B - 1A Lancer strategic bomber in the long run, President Jimmy Carter decided to cancel the B - 1A in 1977, after completing just four examples.

RF-16/F-16(R) Recce Versions

RF-16/F-16(R)
Recce Versions
 
Due to the use of the F - 16 is a multi - role combat platforms are also used as a dedicated reconnaissance platform. The Air Force was the first to the F - 16s to patrol the sensor was replaced RNlAF Dutch F - 104G Starfighters of them come with a reconnaissance system developed by the company Oudedelft 'battle with the Falcons F - 16.

 

F-16 FSX/F-2 F-16 Inspired Japanese Fighter

F-16 FSX/F-2
F-16 Inspired Japanese Fighter

The origins of the FS - X can be traced back to the beginning of 1980, and a laboratory for advanced three-pile research techniques of the Japanese Research and Development Institute (TRDI) study was conducted to examine the options for the design of traditional, as well. long-term fluency to meet the specific needs of the Japanese self-Defense Force (JASDF).

F-16N F-16 for the US Navy

F-16N
F-16 for the US Navy

In the mid-eighties, the USNavy was eagerly looking for a training aircraft to replace the agressor and F - 5 and A - 4 was in service during that time. Navy planes that are not longer satisfied forfilling this lack of development of these aircraft flying around, and they have become obsolete soon, with extensive maintenance was required. The lack of high maneuverability and fast jet training performe agressor was feeling very badly. The decision was taken to develop a customized version of the F - 16 Te fill this gap.

F-16X The Tailless Fighter

F-16X
The Tailless Fighter

Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems Aircaft proposed an improved version of the F - 16, F - 16X, a multirole fighter to the U.S. Air Force. It will depend on whether the new wing of the F - 22 and the vertical tail. It will have two sessions of the F/A-18E/F, the two-thirds of the cost.

F-16 ADF Air Defense Fighter

F-16 ADF
Air Defense Fighter
In October 1986, the U.S. Air Force announced that it blocks the 15 F - 16A / B aircraft will be converted to an aircraft air defense for the Air National Guard will take over the combat mission to thwart the defense of North America. with bombers and cruise missiles.

F-16 SFW Swept Forward Wing

F-16 SFW
Swept Forward Wing

In 1976 DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Agency project) has been awarded funds to General Dynamics, Rockwell, and Grumman under Wing Forward - Swept wings sweep forward, drag the poor and to improve low-speed characteristics. manage But they are very difficult to produce using conventional techniques. The use of advanced composite materials to make the wings rigid enough to withstand the stress brought on by the same aerodynamic and weight avoid punishment.

F-16 MLU Mid-Life Update

F-16 MLU
Mid-Life Update


When F - 16 entered service in 1979 is expected to be replaced in 1999 due to several reasons, both economic and political F - 16 will not be replaced by a successor. (Which is not available at this time) and not be divided until the year 2010 to maintain the same level of capability and operational efficiency in the operation of aircraft in the next ten to twenty years. the world of modern technology to increase the application range has been developed that later became known as the Mid - life Update or MLU.

F-16 ES Enhanced Strategic

F-16 ES
Enhanced Strategic

Proposed to extend the range of F - 16ES (Enhanced Strategy) version of the Fighting Falcon was originally developed for the Israeli strike fighter. In order to increase the fuel tanks, conformal, which is £ 3,200 of fuel will be installed together with the 320's tank and two 600 - Gal tanks underwing, F - 16ES radius mission unrefueled of 1025 miles. bear the burden of the strike of the two £ 2,000 - bombs and missiles for the four - to - air, which represents an increase of 40% in the range of the block, U.S. the air Force's 50 F - 16C, and is roughly equivalent to that of F -. 15E to this project, however, lost out to Lockheed Strike Eagle McDonnell Douglas in the race.

F-16E/F block 60

F-16E/F
block 60

Block 60 was reserved to the original back in 1989, F/A-16, which sported a 30 mm cannon and the strength of the wing structure for anti-tank weapons, such as the pod, this aircraft was 7.62 mm min. in short, to replace the Warthog A - 10 blocks, the "original" 60. Not in the production and the end of the floor of the addition of other blogs.

F-16 LOAN Low Observable Asymmetric Nozzle

F-16 LOAN
Low Observable Asymmetric Nozzle

 In late 1996, USAF F - 16C, and F100 - 200 engine is modified by Lockheed Martin / Pratt & Whitney team injected the loan. (Less notice is not symmetric), the Office of the JSF Program (Strike Fighter Joint) is installed on a testing ground for the implementation of a prototype two-day fast. 94-2 BAA'Strike Fighter program developed under a joint assessment of progress on JSF technology at an affordable price of the loan to a significant reduction in radar cross section and infrared signature of greenhouse gas emissions from the engine, just like that. potential for reduced maintenance costs.

F-16 GCAS Ground Collision Avoidance System

F-16 GCAS
Ground Collision Avoidance System

GCAS F - 16 is a block to 25 F - 16D to perform flight tests of the automatic ground collision avoidance. This system has demonstrated that the use of modern computer technology can reduce the number of accidents attributed to flight control to terrain (CFIT) U.S. Air Force has gone 4-5 since the early CFIT aircraft per year. Swedish Air Force in 1990 and has about twice the rate of CFIT. The GCAS system now being developed to reverse those trends.

F-16 VISTA / MATV / NF-16D

F-16 VISTA / MATV / NF-16D
Variable-stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft, Multi Axis Thrust Vectoring

F - 16 Multi-Axis Thrust Vectoring Program (MATV) originally began as a joint venture, General Dynamics Electric / common programs, private support for the force - vectored the Fighting Falcon U.S. Air Force initially refused to support. project so that the two companies agreed to cooperate with the Israeli Defense Force / air Force, which is highly interested in the program for self-16s - F's.

F-16C/D Block 30/32

F-16C/D
Block 30/32

  The Fighter Engine is a program (AFE), the U.S. Air Force has decided to adopt the engine of choice for the F - 16, order the engine to distinguish between Pratt & Whitney and General Electric under the original plan for each fiscal year. Anyway, a new series of engine orders to leave. Competition between the two companies hope to make the price drop and a second source would help to ensure a steady supply of engines.

F-16 AFTI Advanced Fighter Technology Integration

F-16 AFTI
Advanced Fighter Technology Integration

  In assessing control, unconventional aircraft in flight Dynamics Laboratory of the Air Force to support the Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) on 26 ธันวาคม 1978, General Dynamics won the contract to convert six. FSD F - 16A (# 75-0750) to the AFTI aircraft's capital with the experience gained with the F - 16 CCV (control of a vehicle) (# 72-1567) the aircraft was delivered to the company. of March 1980.

F-16C/D block 25

F-16C/D
block 25
 
Production of the F - 16C / D to start with 25 blocks (also known as MSIP Stage II) first F - 16C (ID # 83-1118) flew 19 June 1984 and was delivered to the Air Force a month later. the new variables used in the production line in December. Flight testing of the new issues F - 16C, most of which are related to software problems. Time to develop a step by a hardware problem has now become a fast software bugs and shortage of people who understand both computers and airplanes.

F-16 XL Cranked-Arrow Wing

F-16 XL
Cranked-Arrow Wing

In February of 1980, General Dynamics made ​​a proposal for a fight with a hawk with wings, a severe correction, which was originally proposed for a supersonic airliner. This project is known, are cheaters (Cruise Supersonic and avoidance), and later as F - 16XL wing delta accuracy of a cranked-arrow, with a total surface of 633 square feet (more than twice the area of wing F - 16 standard).

F-16/CCV Control Configured Vehicle

F-16/CCV
Control Configured Vehicle
YF - 16 New (# 72-1567) was created in December 1975 to become controller for the U.S. Air Force Dynamics Laboratory, the configuration of the vehicle (CCV) CCV aircraft are an independent or "separation" ground. flight control surfaces, which makes it possible to maneuver the plane without movement in another - for example, a change without going to the bank.

F-16A/B

F-16A/B
Block 1/5/10/15/15OCU/20

The F - 16A / B is the initial production of the Fighting Falcon is a single seat, and B is a two-seat version. Apart from the seat of the second generation A and B are identical and have the same performance envelope, and full of weapons.

Unfortunately, the Air Force decided not to use shorthand, tried and true for a little change in The Falcon combat used in the production of F - 16s are referred to by the rather the confusion of numbers that are blocked, the MSIP and OCU's MSIP acronym stands for "project staged across the nation" and a blanket for the changes to be included in the F - 16s as they come off the production line. Rather than marry a multi-step improvement program. As was done for the F - 15 Eagle abbreviations are the same. But how these two very different programs.

F-16/79

F-16/79 
FX Export Fighter
In February of 1977, in a good definition. The most effective president Jimmy Carter announced a new policy on transfer of arms in an attempt to reduce the spread of weapons around the world. Under this policy, American manufacturers can not sell to the Air Force combat aircraft of any foreign equivalent of those in the U.S. inventory.

F-16 LWF

Light Weight Fighter
The program was the largest in the Western world.

General Dynamics F - 16 Fighting Falcon is one of the fighters, the most important part of the 20th century it was developed from concept to combat the light experiment and evolve in battle, all-weather and aircraft attacks. precision F - 16 have been producing as many as five production lines that separate the program was the largest in the Western world, more than 4000 F - 16s were built with production still continuing it. the program was the largest in the Western world.