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The F-16 Fighting Falcon on display in the SPH.
- This variant is unarmed, since I don’t have BDArmory anymore. If you wish to add guns, bombs, and/or missiles (and some actual flares, if fireworks don’t cut it) to it after downloading, go ahead.
Before taking off, the flares were tested.
- I don’t know if stock fireworks can actually redirect missiles if BDArmory is involved, but at least it’s a good look for a pure stock plane.
After taking off at around 50 m/s in regular engine mode, I turned north and fired some more flares.
Description
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine multirole aircraft - which started out as an air superiority day fighter. First introduced in 1978, its key features include a frameless bubble canopy for visibility and the first use of a relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire flight control system to make it an agile aircraft.
Although still in service, they are no longer purchased by the U.S. Air Force - but improved versions are being built for export customers.
A stock aircraft called F-16 Fighting Falcon. Built with 32 of the finest parts, its root part is Mark2Cockpit.
Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.12.4.
Details
- Type: SPH
- Class: aircraft
- Part Count: 32
- Pure Stock
- KSP: 1.12.4
Jeb taking a good look at the sun after landing the F-16. It was almost out of fuel, so he was stuck there until surface recovery crews could pick him up.
Real-life Counterpart Performance Stats
(F-16A Fighting Falcon)
- Maximum Speed: 1,345 mph (601.3 m/s)
- Cruising Speed: 577 mph (257.9 m/s)
- Service Ceiling: 55,000 feet (16.8 km)
Source: Air Force Museum Website
Flying full throttle at an altitude of approximately 9.5 km at 290 m/s; matching the cruise speed, but terrible at reaching the maximum altitude and speed.
- I then set the MJ aircraft autopilot to stay at its altitude so I can see how far it can fly. Boy, was I surprised when I came back almost 40 minutes later.
40 minutes of flying later, I was almost out of fuel and flying at almost three times my starting cruise speed at full throttle - which was also past the real-life counterpart’s maximum speed. As soon as I took this screenshot, I was forced to cut the engine and make a landing on Kerbin’s polar ice cap.
Image of the F-16A Fighting Falcon on display in the United States Air Force Museum
This particular aircraft was used by the Thunderbirds starting in 1982 until they converted to F-16Cs in 1992. After that, it was modified to operational condition and assigned to the Air Education and Training Command to train pilots at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Finally, in 1996, this plane was repainted in Thunderbirds Colors and put on display in the museum in October.
- Image taken directly from the website.
