F-16 Fighting Falcon

Type : Theimplementcombat
Producer : General Dynamics Lockheed Martin
Flown First : 2 Februari 1974
Introduced : 17 August 1978
Status : Active
Wearer : United States 24 other state
Sum up made : More than 4.000
Unit price : US$18,8 million ( 1998)
Variant : General Dynamics F-16Xl Mitsubishi F-2

F-16 Fighting Falcon is jet propulsion combat the multi-use developed by General Dynamics, in United States. This Implement initially designed as implement combat light, and finally have evolution to become the implement combat the very popular multi-peran. Ability F-16 is to be able to weared to all kinds of this mission make it very successful in market export, and weared by 24 state besides America Serikat.[1] This Implement is very popular in international and have been used by 25 air force. F-16 represent the implement project combat the biggest West and signifikan, with about 4000 F-16 have production since 1976. This implement have not produced for the Air Force Of United States, but still be produced to export.

F-16 recognized to own the ability combat on the air very good, with the innovation [of] like cockpit cover without frame clarifying eyesight, controller hilt from other side to facilitate the control at full tilt, and cockpit chair designed to lessen the effect g-force [at] pilot. This implement also represent the implement combat first made to arrest;detain the turn of acceleration 9g

In the year 1993, General Dynamics sell the business produce their implement to Lockheed Corporation, later become the part of Lockheed Martin after merger by Martin Marietta in the year 1995

History
In the year 1960-an, air force And Navy [of] United States conclude that future [of] air war will be determined by guided missile which modern progressively. And that implement combat the future will be used for the mengejaran of long distance, high-speed, and use the very strong radar system to detect the enemy in the distance. This make the desain implement combat a period of/to this more like interseptor than implement combat classical. At that moment, United States assume the implement F-111 ( what at that moment still in development phase) and F-4 Phantom will last for implement requirement combat the long distance and middle, and supported by short distance implement have single machine like Super F-100 Sabre, F-104 Starfighter, and F-8 Crusader
At Vietnam war, United States realize that still a lot of weakness their implement. guided missile [of] Air into the air during the period still own a lot of problem, and its usage also limited by certain order. Others, encounter on the air more amount in form of encounter short distance [of] where mobility on the air and arm the short distance very needed
Colonel of John Boyd develop the theory about treatment energi implement encounter combat, base on big wing to be able to [do/conduct] the good air maneuver. Wing larger ones will yield the friction of larger ones [of] moment flown, and usually yield the slimmer range distance and smaller maximum speed. Boyd assume the sacrifice apart and speed need to yield the implement which can maneuver better. At the (time) of same, development F-111 meet a lot of problem, resulting its cancellation, and new appearance desain, that is F-14 Tomcat. Motivation Boyd [of] about its[his] important [is] nimble implement, fail the nya program the F-111, and information appearance [of] about Mig-25 which that moment ability enlarged upon to make the Air Force of United States start the scheme of themselves implement, what finally yield the F-15 Eagle

At the (time) of its development, F-15 have Evolution [to] become heavy and big like F-111. This make the Boyd frustration and he even also assure some other;dissimilar Air Force that F-15 require the support from implement combat lighter. this Grup of Air Force mention their x'self " fighter mafia", and they insist will require of Implement program Combat Light ( Light Weight Fighter, LWF
At May 1971, Congress of United States release the report criticizing sharply program the F-14 and F-15. Congress agree the financing to program the LWF of equal to US$50 million, additionally $ 12 million next in the year. Some company give the proposal, but only previous General Dynamics and Northrop have started the scheme selected to produce the prototip. Their implement start tested in the year 1974. Program LWF of initially representing program evaluate without planned [by] its production version purchasing, but finally program this altered [by] its name become the Water of Combat Fighter, and Air Force [of] ACE announce the plan to buy 650 product ACF. At 13 January 1975 announced that YF-16 General Dynamics defeat its rival, YF-17.

Variant
Variant F-16 marked by block number designating renewal which significant. This block include;cover the single chair version and double chair

From : wikipedia