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Ex-USAF fighter captured during Desert Storm by Iraqi troops. Repaired it was later used over the non-flyable zone in the South of Iraq, and reconnaissance flight over Israel. Most probably destroyed in 2003 (First April 2009 Joke ?).

 

Specifications F-16A
General

Type: Fighter-Bomber
Crew: 1
First flight: 2 February 1974
Introduction: 1979

Powerplant
1 x Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229
Dry thrust: 79 kN
Thrust with afterburner: 106 kN
Dimensions/Masses
Length: 14.80 m | Wingspan: 9.80 m | Height: 4.80 m
Wing area: 27.87 m2
Empty weight: 8272 kg | Max takeoff weight: 16900 kg
Performances
Maximum speed: 2173 km/h (Mach 2,05)
Combat radius: 550 km | Ferry range: ? km
Service ceiling: 15200 m
Armament

Inside: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan
Outside: Air-to-air missiles Sidewinder, ASRAAM, Magic 2, AMRAAM, Sparrow, Air-to-ground missile Maverick, anti-radar missile HARM or bombs (some guided by laser), or rockets.

 

 

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