Air International - F-16.pdf

(30044 KB) Pobierz
MULTI-ROLE
.
MULTI-MISSION
.
MULTI-NATIONAL
-16
F
FIGHTING FALCON
Still in the Fight at 40
Combat Ops
.
Missions
.
Systems
.
Engines
.
Training
.
Weapons
.
F-16 SPECIAL 2015
£ 7.99
F-16 Falcon
Still in the Fight at 40
intro
The men marketing fighter planes built in France
delight in explaining their aircraft’s extensive combat
experience and export success. Those in Sweden take
great satisfaction from explaining the combat, export
and design success of their jet. And their counterparts
in Germany love to discuss how they are building aircraft
and developing extensive future capabilities.
The Texans, on the other hand, don’t know what to holler
about first. They’ve already built thousands of F-16s.
They’re still building F-16s. They’re set to continue
building F-16s.
The F-16 was the first fighter capable of pulling 9g “right
off the runway”. Its design is pleasing to the eye. Its
performance, when slick, is eye watering. Its capabilities
are – in every sense – truly multi-role. It performs every
modern tactical combat mission. It’s been in production
for over 40 years and has been involved in all the major
conflicts of our time.
Designed by General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas, the
prototype YF-16, serial number 72-1567, was flown for
the first time by Phil Oestricher at Edwards Air Force
Base, California on February 2, 1974.
The first production Block 1 F-16A for the US Air Force,
serial number 78-0001, was delivered to Edwards on
September 6, 1978. The US Air Force took delivery of
2,231 Fighting Falcons the last of which, Block 50 F-16C
serial number 01-7053, was delivered to Shaw Air Force
Base on March 25, 2005 – 9,698 days later.
Twenty-five nations currently operate the F-16. The US
Air Force has the largest fleet, with dozens of aircraft
deployed and is operating with America’s coalition
partners conducting dangerous missions taking the fight
to their foes.
The F-16 remains the most prolific fighter aircraft of its
generation, combat proven, affordable and still in the
race for fighter aircraft competitions around the world –
a very capable aircraft, born
and raised in Texas.
Mark Ayton
EDITOR
contacts
DESIGN: David Robinson
EDITOR: Mark Ayton
WITH THANKS TO: Andreas Zeitler, Bob Dorr, Chen
Chuanren, Chris Kjelgaard, David Isby, Ian Harding,
Jim Haseltine, Jon Lake, Katsunori Kimura, Kees
van der Mark, Kwek Chin Lin, Mark Broadbent, Nir
Ben-Yosef, Paul Ridgway, Richard VanderMeulen,
Santiago Rivas, Scott Dworkin, Shlomo Aloni, Simon
Bullimore and Tom Gibbons.
ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
Advertisement Manager: Ian Maxwell
Advertising Group Manager: Brodie Baxter
Advertising Production Manager: Debi Mcgowan
Group Marketing Manager: Martin Steele
Marketing Manager: Shaun Binnington
COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR: Ann Saundry
MANAGING DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER: Adrian Cox
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN: Richard Cox
CONTACTS
Key Publishing Ltd
Po Box 100, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 1XQ
Tel: 01780 755131
Fax: 01780 757261
Email: enquiries@keypublishing.com
www.keypublishing.com
Distribution: Seymour Distribution Ltd,
2 Poultry Avenue, London EC1A 9PP.
Tel: 020 74294000
Printed by: Warners (Midlands) plc,
Bourne, Lincs
The entire contents of this special edition is copyright
© 2015. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or
stored on any form of retrieval system without the prior
permission of the publisher.
Published by: Key Publishing Ltd
PRODUCTION
Production Editor: Sue Blunt
Deputy Production Editor: Carol Randall
Sub-Editors: Norman Wells, Paul Watson
and Sue Campbell
Production Manager: Janet Watkins
Printed In England
3
F-16 Falcon
Still in the Fight at 40
SEARCHING, SHOOTING, STRIKING
Radars, systems and weapons - providing the combat edge.
David C Isby and Mark Ayton
006
018
022
TOP HATS
ROLL ‘EM
BEST IN THE WEST
Engines - a modern classic and one
with a bright future.
Chris Kjelgaard
PROPULSION
VISTA
Calspan’s NF-16D in-flight
simulator - doing the impossible.
Scott Dworkin
FREEDOM OR DEATH
026
080
Air Combat Command’s 388th
Fighter Wing - first in the F-16
business.
Robert F Dorr
Air Education and Training
Command’s 310th Fighter
Squadron - F-16 flight school.
Mark Ayton
032
050
ATACAMA FALCONS
Chile - home of South America’s
largest Fighting Falcon fleet.
Santiago Rivas
Air Combat Command’s 20th
Fighter Wing - HARM missile
shooters and more.
Mark Ayton
Arizona Air National Guard’s
162nd Wing - international
F-16 pilot training.
Mark Ayton
060
DUTCH FALCONS IN COMBAT
The Netherlands - an F-16
European Partner Air Forces
member.
Kees van der Mark
086
The United Arab Emirates - the world’s only Block 60 F-16 operator.
Jon Lake
DESERT FALCONS
110
4
F-16 Falcon
Still in the Fight at 40
contents
Air Combat Command’s 16th Weapons Squadron - instructing the
art of integration.
Mark Ayton
FOLLOW ME
040
044
074
126
5
Air Combat Command’s 64th
Aggrssor Squadron - playing
MiG.
Mark Ayton
MILE HIGH MILITIA
SWAMP FOXES
South Carolina Air National
Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing -
the longest serving F-16 unit
in the Guard.
Mark Ayton
066
094
Republic of Singapore - home of
South East Asia’s big F-16 fleet.
Chen Chuanren
Colorado Air National Guard’s
140th Wing - on world wide
operations.
Mark Ayton
ZEUS
Greece - a defender of NATO’s southern flank and a multi-block
F-16 operator.
Ian Harding
NETZ, BARAKS & SUFAS
Israel - an original member of
the Viper club.
Shlomo Aloni
100
120
OSPREYS, HORNETS
& THE PHOENIX
JAPAN’S HYBRID F-16
Japan - home of the Mitsubishi
F-2 fighter.
David C Isby

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika:

Zgłoś jeśli naruszono regulamin