General Characteristics
Primary Function: Multirole fighter.
Builder: Lockheed Martin (Previously General Dynamics).
Unit cost: F-16A/B: US$9.5 million; F-16 C/D: US$12.8 million.
Crew: F-16A/C: one; F-16B/D: two.
Powerplant
Power Plant: F-16A/B - one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200 turbofan engine with afterburner;
F-16C/D - one Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200/220 or General Electric F110-GE-100 turbofan engine with afterburner.
Thrust: F-16A/B, 24,000 pounds(10,800 kilograms);
F-16C/D, 27,000 pounds(12,150 kilograms).
Dimensions
Length: 15.1 m (49 ft 6 in).
Height: 5.1 m (16 ft 8 in).
Wing span: 10.0 m (32 ft 9 in).
Tailplane span: 5.6 m (18 ft 6 in).
Wing Area: 27.9 sq m (300 sq ft).
Weights
Empty: 7,070 kg (15,586 lb).
Maximum take-off with external load: 16,875 kg (37,500 lb).
Maximum take-off, air combat (no external tanks): 10,800 kg (23,810 lb).
Maximum internal fuel: 3,162 kg (6,972 lb).
Maximum external fuel: 3,066 kg (6,760 lb).
Performance
Maximum speed: +Mach 2 or 2,124 km/h (1,320 mph).
Service Ceiling: +50,000 ft (15,250 m).
Ferry Range (with drop tanks): 3,890 km (+2,415 miles).
Tactical Radius: 925 km (+575 miles).
Armament
Cannon: One M-61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon with 500 rounds.
External stations can carry up to six AIM-9 infrared missiles, conventional air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronic countermeasure pods.
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