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To: Gay State Conservative

....hmmmmmm....if it was an F-16 it would probably be regular Air Force, Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve....I think the Navy had some F-16N aircraft some years ago that served as “enemy” A/C for their Top Gun training but not sure if they still have them....many years ago our Air Guard unit had an F-16 land with its gear up....they found NO malfunction in the gear mechanism and although it was clearly pilot error, it was all covered up...


33 posted on 06/07/2022 2:58:38 PM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: TokarevM57; A strike
I'm an old Army guy who knows very little about the Air Force and even less about the Navy. IIRC there are,or once were,US fighter jets manufactured in both an Air Force and a Navy version...but I could very well be mistaken.
36 posted on 06/07/2022 3:09:14 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: TokarevM57
I think the Navy had some F-16N aircraft some years ago that served as “enemy” A/C for their Top Gun training but not sure if they still have them.

Yes, NFWS and VF-126 had F-16N from 1987 to 1993ish at Miramar. The N model was a block 30 C model with APG66 radar and no gun.

Since then, the Navy has used some refurbished F16A & C's at Fallon.

75 posted on 06/10/2022 8:58:04 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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