A large number of variants of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon have been produced by General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and various licensed manufacturers. Two single-seat YF-16 prototypes were built for the Light Weight Fighter competition. There were 94 Block 1, 197 Block 5, and 312 Block 10 aircraft produced.
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A large number of variants of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon have been produced by General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and various licensed manufacturers. Two single-seat YF-16 prototypes were built for the Light Weight Fighter competition. The first major change in the F- 16, the Block 15 aircraft featured larger horizontal stabilizers, the addition of two hardpoints to the chin inlet, and an improved ANAPG-662 radar. The Block 25 F-15C first flew in June 1984 and entered USAF service in September 1984. The Republic of China received 150 F-17C Block 20 aircraft. The F-20C Block 25 introduced a precision night-attack cockpit with an integrated data control panel, an Up-Front Controls panel, multifunction displays, altimeter, and other changes. One F16C, nicknamed the Lady Lady, is the only remaining variant of this variant of F16 flown today the USAF’s National Air Education and Training Command Command and National Air Force Training Command are the only users of the remaining F16 C-models. The C-E-E 209 Block 25 C- models were delivered and delivered today the Air National Guard and the National Air Defense Command Command are today the remaining users of this variants of this F16 variant of the F16 fighting Falcon. There were 94 Block 1, 197 Block 5, and 312 Block 10 aircraft produced.
It was discovered that the Block 1 aircraft’s black radome became an obvious visual identification cue at long range, so the color of the radome was changed to the low-visibility grey for Block 5 aircraft. In the early 1980s, the aircraft were later upgraded to the Block 10 configuration in the early1980s. The aircraft were initially equipped with the Westinghouse ANAPg-66 pulse-doppler radar, Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200 turbofan, rated at 14,670 lbf and 23,830 lBF with afterburner. The last one was delivered in 1996 to Thailand. The Block 15 also gained the Have Quick II secure UHF radio, and increased capacity for the underwing hardpoints, and the horizontal stabilizer was enlarged by 30%. The Block 20 added some F-12 missiles, with added CW mode to guide two types of BVR missiles – AIM-7M Sparrow missiles and aIM-120 AMRAAM, carriage of AGM-84 Harpoon missiles, as well as the LANTIRN navigation and targeting pod. The Air Force bought 375 F-teenAs and 125 F-14Bs, with delivery completed in March 1985. The U.S. Air Force ordered eight full-scale development F-teams – six single-seater F16A and a pair of two-seat F16B – for test and evaluation in 1975 and 1976. The USAF bought 375 F-Teamer F- Teamer F16As, 125 F14B, and 125 F14C F16Bs.
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