The F-16 came about as a competition between General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) and McDonnell Douglas, which proposed a twin-engine, twin-tailed successor to the heavier F-14 and F-15.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon's mission is: air superiority fighter, ground attack. ... Power Plant: F-16C/D: one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or General Electric F110-GE-100/129 ...

F-16XL: The Forgotten Delta-Winged Variant of the F-16. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon has been a U.S. Air Force staple for nearly half a century. Compactly proportioned, ...

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Modernized. The fourth-generation F-16 makes up about 50% of the Air Force fleet and has flown in every major U.S. conflict since 1974. The Fighting Falcon, also known as the Viper by its pilots ...

Which fighter jet is faster: F-15 Eagle or F-16 Fighting Falcon? The F-15 is faster, with a top speed over Mach 2.5. The F-16 tops out around Mach 2.0, but it's more maneuverable at lower speeds.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the most successful fourth-generation fighter jets ever made. While it is an older jet than the Saab JAS 39 Gripen (it first flew in 1974 while the Gripen flew ...

Introduced in service in 1978, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the oldest fighter planes around. It is also one of the most widespread, as the General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) machine is ...

After more than a year of requests, Ukraine is finally about to start receiving General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons to aid in its efforts against the ongoing Russian invasion.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed Tuesday near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico near White Sands National Park, according to a press release.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon represents one of the most important icons of American military aviation. ... The F-16 ADF (Air Defense Fighter) was designed and built by General Dynamics in the 1970s.

The F-16 is also a fourth-generation fighter, entering service in 1979. Developed by General Dynamics for the U.S. Air Force, the Fighting Falcon is currently used by militaries in more than two ...