To: saywhatagain; JockoManning; xone; SkyPilot; bagster; edzo4
My question is.
.how old are the F-16s we are flying? I have tried my best to find out how the F-16 fight control works and eveything given is information on what I consider old planes. Do we have any F-16s we are flying, that are newer than 4 or 5 years old?
1,385 posted on
04/07/2018 8:46:13 PM PDT by
STARLIT
(Trust The Plan.)
To: NIKK
F-16 is to be replaced by the F35A
and don’t forget the airframe is old but engines and avionics frequently upgraded look at B-52s still bad ass after 50 Plus years
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_United_States_military_aircraft
F-16 Fighting Falcon, General Dynamics 1978, 951 in service To be replaced by the F-35A.
F-35A Lightning II, Lockheed Martin 2016 71 In production with 1763 planned, currently 47 availble for testing
1,402 posted on
04/07/2018 8:59:21 PM PDT by
edzo4
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To: NIKK
how old are the F-16s we are flying? I have tried my best to find out how the F-16 fight control works and eveything given is information on what I consider old planes. Do we have any F-16s we are flying, that are newer than 4 or 5 years old?
I worked as an engineer for General Dynamics in Ft. Worth from 1982-85. At that time, the F-16 had already been in production for a few years. I looked it up, first flight 1974 and entered service in 1978. That's earlier than I thought. It was the first production aircraft to use fly-by-wire. The USAF bought their last F-16 in 2005, but they are still manufactured for several US allies. Last one from FT. Worth plant last November with a two-year shutdown while they move production to Greenville, South Carolina.
1,424 posted on
04/07/2018 9:17:45 PM PDT by
tang-soo
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To: NIKK
1,587 posted on
04/07/2018 11:30:15 PM PDT by
JockoManning
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To: NIKK
1,731 posted on
04/08/2018 3:28:57 AM PDT by
SkyPilot
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To: NIKK
The idea for the jets themselves are 36 yrs old. TMK the newest were the Block 16 mods. We may have some that old? Why the question. F-16 have been fly by wire for some time.
2,449 posted on
04/08/2018 2:42:33 PM PDT by
xone
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