{"id":979,"date":"2019-12-05T17:57:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=979"},"modified":"2023-06-28T10:31:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:31:45","slug":"general-dynamics-f-16b","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/general-dynamics-f-16b\/","title":{"rendered":"General Dynamics F-16B"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/General-Dynamics-F-16B.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC1265-4000-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The F-16 originated in a 1972 Air Force request for a lightweight air combat fighter (LWF) which was intended as a lower cost companion to the F-15 Eagle.\u00a0 Prototypes began flight testing in 1974 and it was announced as the winner of the LWF competition in 1975.\u00a0 The first full production aircraft were delivered to the Air Force in 1978.\u00a0 Officially named Fighting Falcon the F-16 is almost universally called \u201cViper\u201d by its pilots.\u00a0 The name was taken from the fighter featured in the television series \u201cBattlestar Galactica\u201d which first aired at the time the F-16 was entering service.\u00a0 The two-seat F-16B is a fully combat capable trainer which retains the full capabilities and performance of the single seat version.\u00a0 Production of the F-16 has outlasted the company that designed it.\u00a0 General Dynamics was bought by Lockheed-Martin in 1993.\u00a0 As of 2017 a total of twenty-seven countries have operated the F-16 with more than 4,500 built.\u00a0 Production is expected to continue through 2017 and Fighting Falcons will likely continue to serve for decades to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>32 ft 9.5 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>49 ft 3.5 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>16 ft 8.5 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>37,500 pounds (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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