F-16C Fighting Falcon Crash Site

November 19th 2019





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-16C (#85-1413) was assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis AFB.

On June 28, 1992, about 5:30 PM, this aircraft was participating in an air-to-air combat training mission when it went down.
Capt Eric Ziegler didn't eject from the aircraft before the crash.


    
Description



Manufacturer:
General Dynamics
Base model:
F-16
Version:
C
Nickname:
Fighting Falcon
Designation System:
U.S. Air Force
Designation Period:
1978-
Basic role:
Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter
Serial Number:
85-1413
Year built:
1985
Crash Date:
6/28/2011
Fatalities:
1




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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