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F-16 VISTA Falcon
First flight 20 January 1974; 49 years
ago (unplanned) 2 February 1974

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F-16 VISTA Fighting Falcon

General information
Type	Experimental aircraft

Role Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter
National origin United States
Manufacturer General Dynamics (1974–1993) Lockheed Corporation (1993–1995) Lockheed Martin (1995–present)
First flight 20 January 1974; 49 years ago (unplanned) 2 February 1974; 49 years ago (official)
Introduction 17 August 1978; 45 years ago
Status In service Primary users United States Air Force
25 other users (see operators page)
Produced 1973–2017, 2019–present
Number built 4,604 (June 2018)
Variants General Dynamics X-62 VISTA
Developed into Vought Model 1600 General Dynamics F-16XL Mitsubishi F-2

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History General Dynamics / Lockheed
F-16 VISTA Fighting Falcon
First flight 20 January 1974; 49 years ago; (unplanned) 2 February 1974

The idea is to use VISTA to simulate situations in the air. Pilots undergoing training will be able to practice more lifelike. At the same time, the Air Force does not have to free up pilots to pilot the training aircraft. Something that costs a lot of time and money. But the Air Force also has ambitions to use the software it develops during war situations.

Design and development

The NF-16D VISTA testbed aircraft incorporated a multi-axis thrust vectoring (MATV) engine nozzle that provides for more active control of the aircraft in a post-stall situation. As a result, the aircraft is supermaneuverable, retaining pitch and yaw control at angles of attack beyond which the traditional control surfaces cannot change attitude.Wiki Link

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First flight 20 January 1974; 49 years ago
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data F-16 block 52+ MLU Fighting Falcon
First flight 20 January 1974; 49 years ago (unplanned)
2 February 1974

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General Info

• Crew: 1 Length: 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m) Wingspan: 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m) Height: 16 ft (4.9 m) Wing area: 300 sq ft (28 m2)

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  • Empty weight: 18,900 lb (8,573 kg)
  • Gross weight: 26,500 lb (12,020 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight:  (19,187 kg)
  • Fuel capacity:  (3,200 kg) internal
  • Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F110-GE-129 for Block 50 aircraft , 17,155 lbf (76.31 kN) thrust dry, 29,500 lbf (131 kN) with afterburner
    (1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 for Block 52 aircraft, 17,800 lbf (79 kN) thrust dry and 29,160 lbf (129.7 kN) with afterburner.

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Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.05, 1,176 kn (1,353 mph; 2,178 km/h) at 40,000 feet, clean
  • Mach 1.2, 800 kn (921 mph; 1,482 km/h) at sea level
• Combat range: 295 nmi (339 mi, 546 km) on a hi-lo-hi mission with 4 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs
• Ferry range: 2,277 nmi (2,620 mi, 4,217 km) with drop tanks
• Service ceiling: (15,000 m)
• g limits: +9.0
• Roll rate: 324°/s

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Armament

• Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon, 511 rounds
• Hardpoints: 2 × wing-tip air-to-air missile launch rails, 6 × under-wing, and 3 × under-fuselage pylon (2 of 3 for sensors) stations with a capacity of up to 17,000 lb (7,700 kg) of stores

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