F-16 Fighting Falcon

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin for the United States Air Force. Designed as a lightweight fighter, it evolved into a successful multirole aircraft. The Fighting Falcon is a dogfighter with innovations including a frameless, bubble canopy for better visibility, side-mounted control stick to ease control while under high g-forces, and reclined seat to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot. It was also the first fighter aircraft to be deliberately built to sustain 9-g turns. - wiki

F-16 Fighting Falcon
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies a mission in the skies near Iraq on March 22, 2003.
Picture of: A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies a mission in the skies near Iraq on March 22, 2003.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force

F-16 night vision goggles
1st Lt. Matt Edson an F-16 pilot with the Vermont Air National Guard peers through his night vision goggles on the tarmac of Burlington International Airport in South Burlington, Vermont, USA
Picture of: 1st Lt. Matt Edson an F-16 pilot with the Vermont Air National Guard peers through his night vision goggles on the tarmac of Burlington International Airport in South Burlington, Vermont, USA
Photo by: Robert J. Trubia, MSgt, ANG

F-16C 522nd Fighter Squadron
A F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 522nd Fighter Squadron Fireballs, 27th Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., head out for a Joint Red Flag mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range.
Picture of: A F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 522nd Fighter Squadron Fireballs, 27th Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., head out for a Joint Red Flag mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range.
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald

F-16CJ Fighting Falcon
Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon
Picture of: Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Sarayuth Pinthong

F-16 releases four flares
An 8th Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft releases four flares as a countermeasure for heat-seeking missiles during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT 86
Picture of: An 8th Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft releases four flares as a countermeasure for heat-seeking missiles during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT 86
Photo by: U.S. Air Force

Deployed Fighting Falcon
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy - An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., takes off from here. The F-16 is one of more than 170 aircraft deployed to Italy in support of NATO's Operation Allied Force.
Picture of: AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy - An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., takes off from here. The F-16 is one of more than 170 aircraft deployed to Italy in support of NATO's Operation Allied Force.
Photo by: Senior Airman Delia A. Castillo

USAF F-16CJ
USAF F-16CJ. A GBU-31 JDAM and LITENING II Targetting Pod are visible.
Picture of: USAF F-16CJ. A GBU-31 JDAM and LITENING II Targetting Pod are visible.
Photo by: Sgt. Scott Reed

F-16C fires an AGM-65D Maverick
A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 160th Fighter Squadron (FS), 187th Fighter Wing (FW), Alabama (AL) Air National Guard (ANG), fires an AGM-65D Maverick air-to-ground missile over the Utah Test and Training Range, during exercise Combat Hammer, a Weapons System Evaluation Program, hosted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron located at Tyndall, AFB, Florida (FL).
Picture of: A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 160th Fighter Squadron (FS), 187th Fighter Wing (FW), Alabama (AL) Air National Guard (ANG), fires an AGM-65D Maverick air-to-ground missile over the Utah Test and Training Range, during exercise Combat Hammer, a Weapons System Evaluation Program, hosted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron located at Tyndall, AFB, Florida (FL).
Photo by: TSGT MICHAEL AMMONS

Fighter Wing F-16C Falcon
A 169th Fighter Wing F-16C Falcon, Block 52, aircraft from McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, participate in a Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (M.A.L.D.) exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Picture of: A 169th Fighter Wing F-16C Falcon, Block 52, aircraft from McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, participate in a Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (M.A.L.D.) exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force

US Air National Guard F-16s over Kunsan
A three-ship formation of Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons flies over Kunsan City, South Korea. The F-16s are from New Mexico, Colorado and Montana
Picture of: A three-ship formation of Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons flies over Kunsan City, South Korea. The F-16s are from New Mexico, Colorado and Montana
Photo by: Sgt. Jeffrey Allen

AirForce over Iraq
Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts stationed together in southwest Asia at an undisclosed location, fly over the desert. April 14, 2003. Aircraft include KC-135 Stratotanker, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-117 Nighthawk, F-16CJ Falcon, British GR.4 Tornado, and Australian FA-18 Hornet
Picture of: Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts stationed together in southwest Asia at an undisclosed location, fly over the desert. April 14, 2003. Aircraft include KC-135 Stratotanker, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-117 Nighthawk, F-16CJ Falcon, British GR.4 Tornado, and Australian FA-18 Hornet
Photo by: U.S. Air Force

Awaiting ordnance loading
An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 148th Fighter Wing sits at the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minn., May 20, 2006, awaiting ordance loading during an operational readiness exercise.
Picture of: An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 148th Fighter Wing sits at the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minn., May 20, 2006, awaiting ordance loading during an operational readiness exercise.
Photo by: Sgt. Brett R. Ewald

Norwegian F16A over Balkans
A Royal NORWEGIAN Air Force F-16A drops away after refuleing over the Balkan region from a United States Air Force KC-135R (not shown) of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.
Picture of: A Royal NORWEGIAN Air Force F-16A drops away after refuleing over the Balkan region from a United States Air Force KC-135R (not shown) of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.
Photo by: SRA GREG L. DAVIS

Aerial refueling training mission
United States Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker, two F-15 Eagles (twin fins) and two F-16 Fighting Falcons, on an aerial refueling training mission.
Picture of: United States Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker, two F-15 Eagles (twin fins) and two F-16 Fighting Falcons, on an aerial refueling training mission.
Photo by: MSgt Marvin Krause

F-16 Fighting Falcons above New York City
NEW YORK -- Six F-16 Fighting Falcons with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team fly in delta formation in front of the Empire State Building during an air show May 26.
Picture of: NEW YORK -- Six F-16 Fighting Falcons with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team fly in delta formation in front of the Empire State Building during an air show May 26.
Photo by: Sgt. Sean Mateo White

The F-16 VISTA
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School's Variable-stability, In-flight Simulation and Test Aircraft F-16 flies over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The VISTA is key to the school's flight testing of the Automatic Air Collision Avoidance System, known as Auto ACAS, scheduled to begin in March. The test program is aiming to prove the system's ability to see and avoid aircraft on an airborne collision course.
Picture of: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School's Variable-stability, In-flight Simulation and Test Aircraft F-16 flies over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The VISTA is key to the school's flight testing of the Automatic Air Collision Avoidance System, known as Auto ACAS, scheduled to begin in March. The test program is aiming to prove the system's ability to see and avoid aircraft on an airborne collision course.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force

An F-16A Refuels
An F-16A from the Portuguese Air Force prepares to refuel from a KC-10 while deployed to a forward location in the European theatre on March 19th, 1999. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force, Noble Anvil.
Picture of: An F-16A from the Portuguese Air Force prepares to refuel from a KC-10 while deployed to a forward location in the European theatre on March 19th, 1999. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force, Noble Anvil.
Photo by: SSgt Ken Bergmann

F-16 Falcons Crash
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejects from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds number six aircraft less than a second before it impacted the ground at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 14. Stricklin, who was not injured, ejected after both guiding the jet away from the crowd of more than 60,000 people and ensuring he couldn't save the aircraft. This was only the second crash since the Air Force began using F-16 Falcons for its demonstration team in 1982. The ACES II ejection seat performed flawlessly.
Picture of: MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejects from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds number six aircraft less than a second before it impacted the ground at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 14. Stricklin, who was not injured, ejected after both guiding the jet away from the crowd of more than 60,000 people and ensuring he couldn't save the aircraft. This was only the second crash since the Air Force began using F-16 Falcons for its demonstration team in 1982. The ACES II ejection seat performed flawlessly.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III

F16 after bird strike
Canopy of F16 after bird strike
Picture of: Canopy of F16 after bird strike
Photo by: Air Combat Command

F-16 Refuels
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., refuels from a KC-10A Extender
Picture of: An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., refuels from a KC-10A Extender
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jerry Morrison

F-16 CJ Fighting Falcon
An F-16 CJ Fighting Falcon flown by a pilot from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, takes off during an Operation Northern Watch mission here. More than 50 United Kingdom and U.S. aircraft are assigned to Operation Northern Watch enforcing the no-fly zone over northern Iraq.
Picture of: An F-16 CJ Fighting Falcon flown by a pilot from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, takes off during an Operation Northern Watch mission here. More than 50 United Kingdom and U.S. aircraft are assigned to Operation Northern Watch enforcing the no-fly zone over northern Iraq.
Photo by: Staff Sergeant Jason Gamble

F-16C block 25 aircraft
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Lt. Col. Mike Cosby, 177th Fighter Wing commander, flies an F-16C block 25 aircraft from here to Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. The wing participated in Combat Archer training at Tyndall.
Picture of: TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Lt. Col. Mike Cosby, 177th Fighter Wing commander, flies an F-16C block 25 aircraft from here to Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. The wing participated in Combat Archer training at Tyndall.
Photo by: Master Sgt. Don Taggart

F-16 Fighting Falcon near Iraq
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies a mission in the skies near Iraq on March 22, 2003
Picture of: A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies a mission in the skies near Iraq on March 22, 2003
Photo by: U.S. Air Force

F-16 On Tarmac
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 10, 2007, during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions.
Picture of: A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 10, 2007, during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force

F-16 In flight
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin for the United States Air Force. Designed as a lightweight fighter, it evolved into a successful multirole aircraft.
Picture of: The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin for the United States Air Force. Designed as a lightweight fighter, it evolved into a successful multirole aircraft.
Photo by: US Air Force



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