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Description
| Notes: Prototype F-16A. | ||
| Manufacturer: | General Dynamics | |
| Base model: | F-16 | |
| Designation: | YF-16 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Fighting Falcon | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Status: | Prototype | |
| Crew: | Pilot | |
Specifications
| Length: | 49' 3" | 15.0 m | |
| Height: | 16' 5.2" | 5.0 m | |
| Wingspan: | 31' 0" | 9.4 m | |
| Wingarea: | 300.0 sq ft | 27.8 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 14,567 lb | 6,606 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 22,785 lb | 10,333 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 33,000 lb | 14,965 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 (A/B 23,830Lb/10,809Kg) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 14,870 lb | 6,653 kg | |
Performance
| Cruise Speed: | 577 mph | 929 km/h | 502 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,350 mph | 2,173 km/h | 1,174 kt |
| Ceiling: | 50,000 ft | 16,763 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Virginia Air and Space Center / Hampton History Center | Hampton | Virginia |
YF-16A on display
Virginia Air and Space Center / Hampton History Center |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Jeff , CO | Questions? www.f-16.net , and if that doesn't work, just jump into the forums! Go Vipers! 06/03/2004 @ 02:00 [ref: 7537] |
| Stephane Jacobs Namur - BELGIUM, OTH | I'm looking for pics of the first YF16. The one with the "desert" deco (liht yellow and light blue). Can anyone tell me where to find it ?
Thx stephane@jacobs.tf 04/09/2004 @ 16:27 [ref: 7186] |
| Liu Jian Hong Kong, China, OTH | this aircraft is superb, though it may seem primitive, in my perspective, it performs like a charm. So maneuverable and so powerful. Truly a fighter pilot's aircraft
no wonder it beat the stupid yf-17 in the light fighter competition 04/08/2004 @ 04:15 [ref: 7173] |
| Mario P.B. Capelli Curitiba , PR , Brazil, AL | Gentlemans, I am building a 1/48 model of the General Dynamics YF-16 # 2 aircraft ( 568 ) , but I do not have any photo of its opened speed brake . As long as I know those speed brakes were painted red on the Prototypes machines and I suspect the interior of the speed brakes were different from those on the prodution F-16A . I just can not build speed brakes opened if I really do not know how were its interiors. Can You help me ?
Contact to : mariodopilar@hotmail.com 08/19/2002 @ 10:22 [ref: 5509] |
| Joseph Fata , FL | Does anyone know if there are any F-16\'s in a bone yard or somewhere were they could be purchased for a private museum??
If you have any Idea, Please let me know. Thanks 03/03/2002 @ 19:56 [ref: 4441] |
| Mark Vincze Brisbane, AZ | Can anyone say why the F16 comes with a delta/reflexive wing-strake as opposed to the more effective gothic wing-strake of the YF-17 , SR-71 and F18E/F.
The strake could easily by wrapped around the front of the nose area of the F-16 (like the SR-71) for better high alpha lifting characteristics. 10/04/2001 @ 00:01 [ref: 3317] |
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