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.

Block 1

 

Both YF - 16s and eight FSD F - 16A was soon followed by the first operational F - 16s, the Block 1 Block F - 16A first one, # 78-0001, made the first flight in August 1978 and the. delivered to the Air Force in the same month. It was assigned to a wing Fighter 388 tactical Hill AFB, Utah, a total of 94 Block 1 aircraft rolled off the production line at the plant in Fort Worth, they were all sent to the U.S. Air Force and 4. Customers in Europe, starting (Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands and Norway) 1 Block F - 16s (and aircraft FSD) can be different from all the Falcons struggled to a Radome color between late 1981 and mid 1984, but the planes are. This was brought up to standard under the 10 projects Pacer Loft I (starting 1982) and Pacer Loft II (1983) These upgrades involve the gray of the radomes on the block (1 and 5, 10) was originally there. The horizontal tailplane, and one UHF antenna under the air. Large tails are modified in the future.  

 Block5

 

Pilots flying Block 1 from the F - 16A of complaining that Radome black stick out like a sore thumb during a fight in the air - to - air modeling and make it easy for enemies to get the F - 16 in anti-5, Radome. gray was introduced, which became the standard for all later fighting Falcons. Block the production of 5, totaling 197 aircraft were upgraded to Block 10 under the terms of the Pacer Loft I and II 5 blocks F - 16s to have a UHF antenna with the consumption of the block 1. , as well as the stabilator a small difference with blogs that are featured on a mission to improve the reliability and availability rates.


Block 10
312 Block 10 aircraft were built through 1980 16s - F continues to have a UHF aerial and a small tail. The difference with the block 5 aircraft are again internal improvements and modifications to aircraft seats, a few blocks later USAF 10 (1987-1993) to prevent the modification of standard 15OCU 24 F - 16A / B Block 10 aircraft. Flights from New York shops have been modified for a short time to the GPU - 5 / Gun 30mm pods (see CAS 16s - F) after seeing the limited services in Operation Desert Storm, which is converted back to 'normal'. Block 10 aircraft.Block 15.
In November 1981, the blocked stage, MSIP 15 lead changes at the F - 16A / B, starting with the subblock 15Y and continuing through the subblock 15AZ more than a year earlier, in February 1980, to modify them. This has been effective in producing the F - 16C / D to change its growth potential, 16s - F provides significant improvement in air-to-ground missions, and BVR.
One important aspect is to modify the addition of two hardpoints (and the strengthening of the structure of) the chin of the incoming hardpoints, the 5L and 5R to compensate for changes in the center of gravity of the weight of the two hardpoints. We (and most stores attached to them), the horizontal stabilator expansion (so-called "big tail" increased 30% in area) to be installed. The tail also provides better stability and more power for the situation getting out of control. It turns out the speed of rotation and allow for stable flight at higher angles of attack.
AN/APG-66 radar in the prevention of 15 Falcons to fight for the start of a track while scan mode for greater air defense capability of the F - 16s is also equipped with this. I'm safe, radio, UHF and provisions in for AIM - 7 have been made to strengthen the framework for further action to provide additional £ 1000 of the weapons to be carried in the underwing Last but not least, the comfort of the pilot added. by improving the air-conditioned cockpit. 

blocks 15
Production of the 15 blocks, the production of 983 aircraft over 14 years time, and place it on the third line of the first block 15 F - 16 (# 80-0541, an F - 16 to 330) is rolled out. In 1982, in the 1996 block of 15th was sent to the country, blocking customers from Block 15 11th USAF 15 aircraft later (1987-1993) retrofitted to Block Policy 15OCU.