To: lizol
World Boxing Champion Agnieszka Rylik has become the first Polish woman to fly a F-16 jet fighter... Beautiful woman - handsome plane but I have a question; is the F-16 modified? The plane's outline looks different. If it is, do you have any idea what purpose the modification serves?
15 posted on
11/16/2007 4:02:59 PM PST by
Friend_from_the_Frozen_North
(If you are, as Rush would say, "A Glittering Jewel of Colossal Ignorance" don't waste my time...)
To: Friend_from_the_Frozen_North
It appears to have the extended-range conformal fuel tanks like the F-16I.
To: Friend_from_the_Frozen_North
handsome plane but I have a question; is the F-16 modified? The F-16 is normally a single-seater. Perhaps this is a two-seat training variant. It also looks like they've added the two large pods just aft of the cockpit. Those aren't on any F-16 that I've ever seen.
19 posted on
11/16/2007 4:09:41 PM PST by
Bob
To: Friend_from_the_Frozen_North
It’s the F-16I configuration - dorsal conformal fuel tanks for extended range, and a new dorsal spine structure for more modern avionics and additional mission electronics.
20 posted on
11/16/2007 4:10:26 PM PST by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Friend_from_the_Frozen_North
Yes, it's a modified, 2 seats version - designed for the Polish Air Force. There is also another - 1 seat version. Both are supposed to be the most modern versions of F16 among NATO countries.
Here you can see an article about structure enhancements:
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article15.html23 posted on
11/16/2007 4:16:22 PM PST by
lizol
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