F-16 Fighting Falcon Characteristics

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Multirole fighter.
Builder: General Dynamics Corp.
Power Plant: F-16A/B - one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200 turbofan engine with
afterburner; F-16C/D - one Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200/220 or General Electric
F110-GE-100 turbofan engine with afterburner.
Thrust: F-16A/B, 24,000 pounds(10,800 kilograms); F-16C/D, 27,000
pounds(12,150 kilograms).
Length: 49 feet, 5 inches (14.8 meters).
Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters).
Wingspan: 32 feet, 8 inches (9.8 meters).
Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at sea level).
Ceiling: Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers)
Armament: One M-61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon with 500 rounds; external
stations can carry up to six AIM-9 infrared missiles, conventional air-to-air and
air-to-surface munitions and electronic countermeasure pods.
Crew: F-16A/B: one; F-16C/D: two.
Date Deployed: January 1979.