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F-16 is the United States Air Force General Dynamics developed for the U.S. single-seat light aircraft single, mainly used for air combat, can also be used for close air support aircraft is one of the main United States Air Force. After the Cold War, U.S. Air Force dropped the demand for military aircraft, General Dynamics announced in December 1992 to F-16 production line was sold to Lockheed.
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performance parameters of electronic system electronic warfare systems detailed in the overall design of weapons and materials, system architecture layout of the fuselage tail wing airborne electronic systems, power plant detailed cockpit offensive defensive system communication system navigation systems in detail gun weapon developed an external point of air to air missile developed to improve the development process of the background models of the evolution trend of Machinery and Equipment F-16 type an overview of the major arms control and F-16A/BF-16C/DF-16NF-16XL electronic combat weapons system performance of electronic systems Recent F-16 fighter wonderful photos (20) Introduction】 【fighter developed countries: the United States full name: F-16 Dynamics / Lockheed Martin Cost: F-16A / B in units of 30 million U.S. dollars (2006 currency), F-16C/D3380 million U.S. dollars (2006 currency) service status: active duty, U.S. Air Force purchased a total of about 2231 ( As of March 2005) Performance parameters of F-16A technical data wing span: 9.45m
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Length: 15.09m Height: 5.09m Empty weight: 7,070 kg Maximum Takeoff Weight: 16,057 kg containing the amount of fuel: 3,160 kg (4,060 L) capacity to mount the largest: 6,800 kg Engine: P & WF100-PW-200 turbo fan engine one. Engine Thrust: 11,350 kg maximum level flight speed: 2483km / maximum climb rate: 15,240 m / min Service ceiling: 15,240 m (46,250 ft) maximum range: 3,890 km Electronic Systems Fire Control Radar: WestinghouseAN/APG-66 (V) 2A maximum search distance: 185km (100nm) navigation system: LittonLN-93 laser gyro radar early warning system electronic warfare system (RWS): LittonAN/ALR-56M radar early warning system Electronic Warfare System (ECM): AN/ALE-47 IR bait, interference Si Sabu device, RaytheonAN/ALQ-184 (v) 2-based electronic warfare aircraft weapon system pod with an M-61A1 cannon, Beitan 500 rounds. A total of nine weapons mount point: left and right ends of the one wing of the three. Two wing points can carry infrared terminal guidance linked to air missiles; drive mount point to mount the fuselage of the 1000 kg load; wing can be attached within the hanging point for each load of 1587 kg; in the mount point of each wing can be linked to 1134 kg load; two outer wings hanging hanging point and tip point can be linked to 113 kilograms per load. Structural details of the overall design of F-16 fighters selected edge of the wing, air flaps, the blended wing body, relax the static stability, and high fly-by new technologies such as overload cockpit
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to improve the aircraft's combat performance. Materials, structural materials F-16 is 80.6% aluminum, 7.6% of steel, 2.8% is a composite material, titanium is 1.5%, 7.5% for other materials. Layout of the F-16 used in the overall layout with the control layout of Compared with the conventional configuration, the wing moved forward 40.6 cm, so that the aerodynamic center forward in the speed of Mach 0.9 slightly negative static stability, and in the speed of Mach 1.2 to 8%. Aircraft by The benefits of this is to reduce the size of the tail, reducing the structural weight and drag, improve aircraft maneuverability, while increasing mobility. F-16 wing cantilever monoplane in, plane geometry shape cutting angle triangle. Leading edge sweep angle of 40 °. Aspect ratio of about 3.0, the relative thickness of about 4%, the basic airfoil is NACA64A-204. Wing leading edge there can be changes with the angle of attack and Mach number is automatically deflected to change the curvature of the leading edge of the wing flaps, the aircraft in high angle of attack remains effective when the lift. Wing trailing edge flaps with full development of long flaps, which can be used as general flaps to increase lift, but also about the differential horizontal manipulation. Along the fuselage from the wing root leading edge extending forward edge of the wing of a large sweep to control the eddy current, increase lift during high angle of attack, improve handling and stability, reducing the wing area. It has been calculated using the edge of the wing than the conventional layout of the wing to reduce the weight of 222 kg. The internal structure of the wing from the beam, rib composition, apply to the overall board from top to bottom skin. Semi-monocoque body structure. Short and thick shape, using the blended wing body form and the wing connected to the fuselage and wings together diplomatically to reduce resistance, increase the lift-drag ratio, increased stiffness, increased body volume of 9% and to body weight 258 kg. All-action horizontal tail wing, the wing shape similar to plane geometry, under the Anti-angle 25 °, flat rear wing root fairing is cracked reducer plate, the maximum opening of 60 °. Vertical tail high, stability is large, large angle of attack stability, and can be anti-spin, with full development of a long rudder. The vertical stabilizer is a multi-beam multi-rib aluminum alloy structure, skin is carbon fiber composite materials. Front of the tail fin root fairing is fiberglass. Horizontal tail from carbon fiber composite cover, aluminum honeycomb sandwich, titanium leading edge of the beam and the steel composition. Pelvic fins are plain aluminum structure. Early F-16 power plant installed a Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 turbofan engine, the maximum thrust of 7400 public
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kg, afterburning 11,340 kg. Since 1984, the Air Force asked the General Dynamics F-16 production and installation of General Electric F110-GE-100 turbofan engine, and requires two engines can be interchangeable. 1991 production F-16C The abdomen using a fixed geometry inlet, with the boundary layer separator, its location is suitable for the speed in the Mach range 0.8-1.0 to conduct air combat. Fixed inlet savings than the use of adjustable inlet weight 180 kg. Select the inlet to the abdomen during the maneuvers, make the smallest of Interference into the air, and avoid inhalation of cannon smoke. In the rear of the fuselage above the cabin air refueling. The rack can be hung under the fuselage 1136 liters of auxiliary fuel tanks inside the wing pylons can be linked to 1400 liters drop tanks. Cockpit F-16A, F-16C cockpit for the single air cockpit. Used to improve driver vision bubble canopy, the canopy can make this new driver's field of vision on the hemisphere of 360 °, one side to the other side is 260 °, before and after the 195 °, side of the bottom is 40 °, before the bottom is 15 °. Douglas's use of IE-2 zero-a zero ejection seat, able to zero height and 0-1100 km / h speed range of safe ejection. Chair tilted back 30 °, and increase pedal position, which allows the driver to achieve in a short time the anti-overload 8-9G. F-16B, F-16D for the serial dual cockpit. Built a full set of the two cockpit control devices, display devices, instruments, electronic equipment and life safety systems, for training and operational use. The second cockpit layout and F-16A, F-16C cockpit is basically the same, with all system control functions. Transparent glass around the cockpit with the two separated before and after the cockpit has a good vision. F-16A airborne early major equipment: APG a 66 pulse Doppler radar, depending on the distance the next 37-56 km, depending on the distance of 46-74 km;
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AN / ARN-108 Instrument Landing System; SKN-2400 inertial navigation system; radar, optical display devices; the central air data computer; flight control computers. F-16A fitted AN/APG-66 pulse Doppler fire control radar. There are four air combat during the working state, that is, looking up search and track, overlooking the search and tracking, combat automatically intercepted targets automatically. For the radar reflection area of the target 5 meters, APG-66 radar detection range, looking up to 60-90 km, overlooking the 46-65 km. Figure -95 aircraft for such a large target, the maximum detection range of 140 km. Work in air-condition, APG-66 radar has 7 modes of operation: air-ranging, real beam mapping, extended real beam mapping, Doppler velocity sharpening, beacon, image freeze, on the Sea search. The improved version of the F-16C with AN/APG-68 fire control radar, this radar is the APG-66 evolution. Mainly on the improvement of three parts, you can program the signal processor, transmitter, and low pulse repetition frequency components. Allegedly, APG-68 of the detection range than the APG-66 increased 40%. The radar and weapons with the requirements change with the re-programmed, high-resolution mapping, over-the-horizon target recognition capabilities. It and In the air-while-scan, side tracking state to track 10 targets simultaneously. In the use of cannon, it can be calculated with the front angle of the optical display and fast hotline display mode. Tasks in the implementation of the land, there are 8 working state can choose that the continuous calculation of hit points, continuous calculation of investment points, rejection vote, photoelectric guided weapons delivery, fire, beacon, visual and manual methods to punctuation. In addition, F-16C and F-16A compared to more than a night low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared pod system, the display device and the computer also been improved. Elaborate system of electronic systems offensive AN/APG-66 pulse Doppler radar, the maximum search distance of 185 km; AN/AAQ-14 AN/ALR-56M defensive threat warning receiver system, AN/ALR-69 radar early warning system, AN/ALE-74 radar early warning system (instead of the ALR-69); AN/ALQ-119 electronic jamming pod, AN / ALQ -131 electronic jamming pod, AN/ALQ-178 internal electronic jamming systems and AN/ALQ-184 electronic jamming pod; AN/ALE-40, AN/ALE-47 infrared decoy, jamming Si Sabu device. Communication system AN/ARC-164 or AN/ARC-126 VHF radio, KY-58 secure voice communication system navigation system LN-93 laser gyro, AN/APN-132 radar altimeter, AN/ARN-108 Meter landing system, AN/ARN-118 TACAN system, AN/AAQ-20 Detailed weapons F-16 aircraft equipped with a gun an M61A1 type six gun, Beidan 515, can be calculated with the radar and the computer with the front corner, the effective range of 1,000 meters. F-16A has an external point of an external point of 9: 1 each wing tip is about the right and left wings of all three under the fuselage belly 1. And wing tip pylons can only be mounted outside the test, Wing pylons can be mounted in fighting all kinds of air-ground missiles or weapons pylons can be mounted inside the wing-guided bombs, nuclear bombs and conventional bombs, air-missiles, cluster bombs and rocket boxes or a 1400 l the fuel tank, which bear the greatest 2 on the rack overload are 5.5g. Abdominal body can be linked to a bomb rack or a 1135 liters of fuel tank. F-16A is the maximum external load of 4,760 kg (oil), 6,890 kilograms (machine-air missiles by F-16A's main weapon is a combat weapon is the There is a export-oriented number AIM-9P-3. AIM-9L maximum range of about 7 km, maximum overload 26-35g, plus or minus 30 degree launch angle off-axis, have a certain ability to purchase all the attacks, in fact, than the war victories Good, AIM-9P-3, or by the AIM-9 AIM-9J improved form, the performance as AIM-9L. and compared to F-16A, improved F-16C does not change the number of external points, but can be linked to costumes, Gui install missiles and other ground attack weapons. machine is equipped with an M-61A1 cannon, 500 rounds Beidan. weapon mount point: left and right ends of the one wing of the three, a belly, namely nine
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a hanging point. flanks end point can be linked with the infrared-guided air to air missile. machine belly hanging points can be linked to 1000 kg load, the wing can be attached inside the hanging point for each 1587 kg payload, the mount point of each wing can be linked to 1134 kg; two outer wings hanging hanging point and end point of each of the two wings can be linked to 113 kg. can carry weapons, including: AIM-9 AGM-65 87 (4), CBU-89 (4 枚), CBU-97 (4 枚), CBU-103 (4 枚), GBU-10 (2 枚), GBU-12 (6 枚), GBU-31 ( 4.) development background of the 20th century developed to improve the mid 60s, the Vietnam War broke out, the U.S. second-generation fighters such as F-4 into actual combat. This generation of aircraft is characterized by strong
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transfer high-altitude high-speed performance and multi-purpose, not placed enough emphasis on mobility. from the actual effect of view, the second generation of the fighter was not very successful; it can be said to go for a detour. This is not to say that it is not the skill level and performance increased development of the work itself is not a problem, but because of the way of war does not match forecasts and actual conditions. Thus, the United States from the late '60s began to consider the development of third generation fighters. January 1972, the Air Force formally proposed a fighter and Northrop's P-600 two programs, and contract manufacturing by the request of two prototypes of the two companies to carry out test flight competition. General Dynamics program of military numbered 401 YF-16; Northrop the company's military number P600 YF-17. third-generation fighter has the following major design features: (l) has excellent flight performance, emphasizing the low-altitude transonic maneuverability and long-range combat capability; (2) advanced airborne electronic equipment, Good all-weather combat capability, the next shot, as the ability to greatly enhance the next; (3) the power of strong airborne weapon damage. has a very strong near-war forces in the distance also generally equipped with all the full height interception missile; (4) outstanding air combat capability, but also many both good ground attack capabilities; (5) aircraft reliability and maintainability is good, improve the development potential. F-16 early in the design and manufacture, to use a lot of new technology, which at the time, it is even for the advanced. These new technologies are: edge of the wing. along the forward fuselage with a large sweep, sharp edge of the wing leading edge, the wing and fuselage connection section provides controlled eddy current, and thus even in the high angle of attack can be maintained when the boundary layer are not isolated, increased lift and stability. leading edge mobile flap. This lapel wing to wing airfoil with variable camber, in the continued to turn in large overload can increase the lift-drag ratio. blended wing body. F-16 form is said to be from 50 selected from a variety of programs, characterized by carefully wing fuselage junction rectifier, so that a smooth transition, integrated. The main advantage is to reduce the wave drag, lift-drag ratio and improve the transonic flutter boundary, enhanced rigidity, the aircraft has good mobility. and to increase the local content product and reduce aircraft weight. high overload cockpit. Common Block 12 a chair tilted back 13 degrees, while the F-16 cockpit with high overload, the seat tilted back 30 degrees, pedal to mention
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high. This position can improve the anti-pilots overload at least 0.6-1G, generally can afford to 9G, more than originally allowed 7.3g. In addition, pilots can maintain visual function. telex control system. mainly by the signal conversion device, the flight control computer, cable composition and movement devices. This control system is to send the pilot manipulated signals into electrical signals through the converter, then through the cable directly to advise a self-steering gear system, the advantage of simple structure, small size, light weight , easy to install, repair and improve the aircraft handling qualities, improved control system reliability, reduce the workload of flight performances. relaxed static stability. with relaxed static stability, that is to relax the strict limits on the static stability ,
chi pink dazzle limited edition, the aerodynamic center can be very close to the center of gravity, you can overlap, even in the center of the front. aircraft static stability, becomes very small or unstable. so aircraft flying at low static stability is negative, mainly by flying stable system, mobility. use of composite materials. F-16 aircraft wing using composite materials, aluminum alloy than the tail light 30%. F-16 aircraft, which uses bubble cockpit canopy, the pilot's vision is very wide, the upper hemisphere horizons up to 36O degrees, 260 degrees lateral, front and rear of 195 degrees, 40 degrees below the side, the former under 15 degrees. the pilot's seat can be tilted back 30. This will help improve the pilot's resistance to overloads, allegedly short-term resistance to overloads of up to 8-9g. In order to facilitate the pilot leans state control aircraft, F-16 with an unprecedented increase in high-mobility environment, the pilots control the aircraft. This makes F-16 has the structure of light weight, external load, air and ground combat capability is better and so on. As F-16 aircraft, the aerodynamic configuration advanced; engine thrust-weight ratio, so its flight performance, especially in motor performance is quite good. F-16's maximum speed and most of the second generation of fighters not too bad, about the M2 is about; but the maximum flight Table speed large, up to 1480 km / hour. As F-16 aircraft thrust-weight ratio, wing loading is low, so mobility is quite good. F-16 level before the M1.5 is a very good growth performance. In height of 6,000 meters, the growth rate from M0.9 to M1.2 just 19 seconds, the growth rate to be 48 seconds M1.5. F-16 lift coefficient available in large and low wing loading, so the transient spiral larger angular velocity. low altitude low-speed flight, circling the instantaneous angular velocity of up to 25.5 degrees / sec. stable hover performance is better, the flight speed of M0.7, its spiral radius of only 650 meters. When the flying height over 11,000 meters, especially for supersonic flight, the more obvious performance degradation spiral. F-16's ceiling is not very high, about 18,000 meters, but the climb performance is very good. at sea level, the maximum rate of climb 305 m / s or so; in the 6,000 meters altitude, climb rate of 183 m / s; height of 9,000 meters, its climb rate is still 120 m / sec. when the rate of more than M1.5, height greater than the I1000 meters, climb performance decreased rapidly. F-16 aircraft, better aerodynamic performance, machine oil containing a higher coefficient, the lower the engine's fuel consumption, and thus a larger range of aircraft. it does not take fuel tank has a range of 1825 km, external three external fuel tanks of the biggest transitions of 3800 km range. perform combat tasks intercept can be over 900 km radius; air patrol combat radius of 700 kilometers; perform ground attack missions, and flight profile depending on the external different, the combat radius of 440-1400 km. development process in 1975, a third-generation U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter aircraft in service. This is a very successful development of the aircraft, with the previous generation fighter
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compared to a level of not only the level of performance improvement, and significantly increased operational efficiency, numerous victories in actual combat. As of now, F-15 96:0 has been achieved in the combat good results. But this the price of more expensive types of aircraft,
CHI Turbo Ceramic Flat Iron, even if the United States is also difficult to assume a large number of F-15 aircraft acquisition costs. Air Force fighter needed to address the number of funds and the contradiction between the proposed high-performance aircraft and a larger number of aircraft performance and lower price for use. F-16 aircraft to be such a low plane, technology. did not intend to engage in a true production model. The main technical requirements is the largest aircraft speed M2, ceiling 18,000 meters, 9,000 meters in height from M0.9 to M1.5 to accelerate the time required for less than 1 minute, at 12000 meters in height, speed of M0.9 overload when the 3-4g, aircraft, small size, light weight, low price. Four months later, on the subject from the five companies selected to participate in strong General Dynamics and Northrop 401 P600 Northrop's two programs, and the two companies signed a contract calls for the manufacture of two prototypes,
chi pink dazzle, to test competition. General Dynamics 4O1 number of military programs YF-16; Northrop's military number P600 YF-17. prototype is made, after a year of competition test. April 1972, the United States selected the General Dynamics and Northrop's program, and the two companies signed a contract to develop two different prototype test flight competition. General Dynamics program of military numbered YF-16, Northrop's military program number is YF-17. 1974 年 United States 4 decision of the Government of two YF-16 prototype and 17 Choose one into production, and the F-15 aircraft with the use of, that act as . late 1978, F-16 began to equip the U.S. Air Force,
Chi dazzle flat iron, the total number of the current production has reached about 4000, F-16 U.S. Air Force has become one of the main models, ordered a total of 1859. and to export to many countries, foreign customers in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, 娜威 other four countries, as well as Israel, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Pakistan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Bahrain and Venezuela. The first four countries also co-production with the United States. foreign subscription the total number of over one thousand, no wonder the F-16 F-16 from their own level of performance point of view, it should be said to be very good. > with the F-16 with the formation of high-low the F-15 fighter
F-15 is more advanced. In addition, when the F-16 order to reduce costs, and thus relatively simple airborne electronic equipment, after several on-board electronic equipment to improve its has been increasingly improved and advanced, operational effectiveness and price rise. Thus, it is also known as the Select a model to continue to develop, making it practical light aircraft, and heavy use with F-15 fighter aircraft to make up the complex and expensive because the latter caused by the insufficient number of purchase, in January 1975, the USAF announced that General Dynamics The YF-16 selected and signed with General Dynamics Manufacturing 15 (later 8) test aircraft, the development of research works. The first YF-16 prototype aircraft at the factory 73 years in December, on February 74 first test flight. F-16 test aircraft in flight in December 1976, 1978, U.S. Air Force to deliver the end use. U.S. Air Force originally planned to order 650 in total, as of March 2001, produced a total of 2216. the type of machine production are: single-seat F-16 A, C two-seater F-16 B, D the total number of BLOCK-1 21 22 43 BLOCK-5 89 27 116 BLOCK-10 145 25 170 BLOCK-15 409 46 455 BLOCK-25 209 35 244 BLOCK-30 360 48 408 BLOCK-32 56 5 61 BLOCK-40 234 31 265 BLOCK-42 150 47 197 BLOCK-50 175 28 203 BLOCK-52 42 12 54 F-16A / B 674 121 795 F-16C / D 1,216 205 1,421 1,890 326 2,216 but the total number of F-16 aircraft continue to produce, the total number increased again to 2231, the last one on March 18, 2005 delivery. Development F-16 is a fighter, its body structure to improve its performance limits. F-16 uses a more compact body
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single release Bureau fighter than double the natural greatly reduces the cost of purchasing and maintenance, However, the reliability in actual use decreased. and limited single release F-16 Bureau of increased range, truck, motor performance improvement potential. Therefore, F-16 to improve the general focus on the electronic equipment and weapons systems. As F-16's advanced features, a variety of combat capability, adequate room for improvement, the U.S. Air Force plans in the 21st century continue to use the first 25 years and improved F-16 fighter jets. January 2002, the Lockheed Martin Corporation and the U.S. Air Force completed the F-16 so that these F-16 has the hardware and software commonality to simplify the upgrade for future improvements, logistics support, reduce maintenance costs. The first stage is part of the cockpit displays. September 2002, the batch of advanced F-16 IFF start the installation, and be able to use Lockheed Martin's began in July, the installation of data link link -16, Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System. Since 2006, F-16 June, the U.S. Air Force began to F-16C / D new APG-68 (V) 9 radar flight testing. This new radar detection range, resolution, and may have been in terms of protection of significant improvement, and strengthening the radar interference in dense electromagnetic environment and combat capabilities under the conditions. empty combat, V9 radar detection range increased by 30%; false alarm rate and mutual interference greatly reduced; the situational awareness mode to four goals at the same time in the search tracking two targets; in the track scanning mode, the search radius increased tracking power; improved target tracking in a single-mode tracking performance. ground combat, the new synthetic aperture radar mode, resolution of 0.6 meters; in maritime surveillance mode increased detection range under; on the ground moving target identification mode, improved target detection and map quality. the Air Force in July 2004 awarded Northrop? Grumman a contract to develop AN/APG-68 (V) 9 The new multi-mode fire control radar enhanced. expected that the new radar will start in September 2009 and equipment. April 28, 2003, the U.S. Air Force awarded to Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Division, a new contract total of $ 125,500,000, implementation of the F-16 international software upgrades, including advanced weapons and feed systems, data link communications, precision navigation systems and advanced targeting pod and other system upgrades. upgrade also includes support for data link system, link -16, joint helmet tips targeting pod system and the common parts upgraded, and also for the U.S. Air Force F-16 ground standoff missile, EGBU-27, high-speed anti-radiation missiles, and advanced targeting pod. May 2003, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control division began the delivery of F-16 aircraft, Advanced Targeting hanging
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cabin. -16 plans to make times (block-60) In the F-16 flight envelope of the border, have increased the engine thrust. handling qualities and characteristics of aerial refueling is very good. The new engine is characterized by three fans with the whole leaf disc technology to improve performance and maintainability. The engine also Enhanced durability with a radial afterburner flame holder and exhaust nozzle, and control software was modified so that the engine performance at various flight conditions are best. The first Block 60 aircraft and the engine also has the ability to auto-throttle. September 2004, Lockheed Martin Edwards Air Force Base in California to complete the F-16 fighter tactical airborne reconnaissance pod, synthetic aperture radar system testing. The program focused for Air National Guard F-16C can be removed. pods removed from the aircraft or the installation only takes a few minutes. Meanwhile, the tactical airborne reconnaissance system also has data transfer capabilities and the ability to signal and data processing. This synthesis can have in a variety of F-16 under the weather conditions detection capabilities. October 2004, the U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets began its Joint Helmet Mounted Display System equipment. from F-16 pilots to be observed in the blink of an eye, lock and attack enemy targets, the system not only can display tactical information, but also in the right eye less than 76 mm from the pilot's face mask on display at the aircraft altitude,
chi pink dazzle hair straightener, airspeed, gravitational acceleration and attack angle, increasing the pilot of the aircraft, the cognitive status and operational conditions. Just looking at the target to the pilot to be at greater distances and height quickly locate, track, identify and lock the air and ground targets. As a pilot and aircraft to reduce potential exposure to enemy fire in the area of the time, so not only improve the pilot and aircraft destruction, but also improve their ability to survive. pilot can focus their attention outside the cockpit, so to avoid a collision in the air. U.S. Air Force plans to June 2005 for the F-16 block-30 . Also 50 -16 fighters
Island Air Command 60, 60 Air Force Reserve Command, Air National Guard 315. Model F-16 Evolution of U.S. military aircraft in war is more of a modified, F-16 was originally developed by General Dynamics low-cost, single-seat light fighter, the first production line type 1 kind of in January 1979 to enter active duty. After several improvements, before and after A, B, C, N, R, XL, ADF and AFTI/F-16, F-16/J79, NF-16D, 11 kinds of the type species, and some type maximum takeoff weight of nearly 20 tons. As of 1996, has produced more than 3500 equipped with 17 States Air Force and Navy. F-16C / D F-16 fighter is the main type. July 1984 began to be delivered to the Air Force. AN/APG-68 weapons systems,
cheap chi flat iron, including multi-function radar, wide-angle HUD, mission computer, etc. fire control equipment and 20mm M61 -ground missiles, anti-radiation missiles and a variety of bombs and other weapons. D-type is the coach of C-type, first flight in 1983, began in September 1984 delivered to the Air Force. current C-and D-type produced a total of about 1780 . F-16 prototype on a successful maiden flight in February 1974, has become one of the Air Force's main fighter types. Although the F-16 is priced at $ 20,000,000, is only half the F-15, but no better than its overall performance F-15 the number of poor, in addition to load of bombs and other than F-15 individual indicators, the result of the development later than the F-15, other indicators are even better than F-15. F-16 type an overview of the main F-16 so far 10 kinds have been modified, such as single-seat fighter, two-seat fighter / trainer aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft and other advanced technology test their different types of dozens of possible configurations, but the main type only 4 species: A, basic; B type, two-seat fighter / trainer; C-type, A type of modified; D-type, B-type improved. F-16A / B type with the troops. A type and B-type ratio is 2:1, that is, each equipped with two A-type fighter, we must also equip a B, primarily as a trainer. the first U.S. military equipment is that A / B fighters. Later, after continuous improvement, in 1984 the type of F-16A / B of the modified F-16C / D. just the beginning, the U.S. Congress does not approve the foreign output F-16A / B fighters like. Later, F-16C / D was born