F-16A Fighting Falcon Crash Site

September 20th 2012





Summery :

 The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a supersonic multirole fighter aircraft for the US Air Force. Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,500 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976.
This F-16A (#79-0343) was assigned to the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB. On December 27th 1982, this aircraft was lead of a two ship mission scheduled for Basic Fighter Maneuvers. Mission was scheduled to include support from Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation.
The flight took off Nellis AFB in formation and proceeded to their assigned airspace. Once established in the area, they engaged in Basic fighter maneuvers, starting initially from beyond visual range. The final engagement was set up within visual range. During the final engagement, this aircraft departed controlled flight.
The pilot ejected successfully. The aircraft impacted the ground and was destroyed.


    
Description



Manufacturer:
General Dynamics
Base model:
F-16
Version:
A
Nickname:
Fighting Falcon
Designation System:
U.S. Air Force
Designation Period:
1978-
Basic role:
Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter
Serial Number:
79-0343
Year built:
1979
Crash Date:
12/27/82
Fatalities:
0




Specifications



Length:
49' 5" 15.06 m
Height:
16' 0" 4.88 m
Wingspan:
32' 8" 9.96 m
Wingarea:
300.0 sq ft 27.87 sq m
Empty Weight:
18,900 lb 8,570 kg
Max Takeoff Weight:
42,300 lb 19,200 kg





Propulsion



No. of Engines:
1
Powerplant:
Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220/220E afterburning turbofan
Dry Thrust:
17,155 lbf
Thrust with Afterburner:
28,600 lbf





Performance



Max Speed:
1,320 mph 2,120 km/h Mach 2
Ceiling:
50,000 ft+ 15,240 m+
Range:(with drop tanks)
2,620 miles 4,220 km





Unit Cost:
$14.6 million


    
Other F-16 Link :
 Wikipedia Link : General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
    



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