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J-229 - cn.6D-18 - 900 Maintenance Squadron - RNLAF - Volkel AB, Netherlands
Wearing a replica F-16 prototype scheme, J-229 is a instructional airframe for the 900 maintenance squadron at Volkel AB.
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Volkel AB, Netherlands - 13 Apr 16
From the beginning, it was nicknamed 'Aardvark', after a solitary night hunter with excellent senses that roots in the dirt. But General Dynamics' fighter-bomber was really a high-flying technical pioneer. The F-111 was a tactical bomber, flying hundreds of miles close to the earth and under the radar, hitting the target, and then zooming up high and dashing home at supersonic speed -- all without refueling. Power came from newly invented after-burning turbofan engines. But these extremes of altitude and speed called for a new type of wing that could change position: straight out for takeoff and landing lift, and swept back (as seen in the photograph above) for speed. In othe workds, the F-111 flies the way that birds do.
Advanced radar supported all-weather flying at night, hugging the earth at low altitude, even in rolling terrain, completely controlled by radar while the pilots navigated. Sophisticated avionics also zeroed in on military targets, making smart bombs used in the 1st Gulf War devastatingly effective.
Originally offered in different versions to both the Air Force and the Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force combined the best features of both models in the F-111C (included in the photograph above). Surviving a rocky testing phase and combat debut, the F-111 earned one of the safest operating records of any military aircraft. In Vietnam, it had twice the range of the F-4s and carried more than double the weapons load. In the longest strike mission in history, a force of F-111s flew from England to Libya and back in 1986, detouring all the way around Spain and France.
--Technical Specifications --
First Flight - July 18, 1967
Engines - Two Pratt & Whitney TF30 turbofans
Length - 73 ft, 6 in
Wingspan - 32 ft (swept), 63 ft (spread)
Height - 17 ft, 2 in
Maximum Weight - 100,000 lbs
Wing Area - 525 sqft (swept)
Maximum Airspeed - 1,650 mph
Ceiling - 66,000 ft
Range - 1,330 miles
Weapons - 31,500 lbs of bomb payload
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 1000
Aperture – f/3.5
Exposure – 1/400 second
Focal Length – 18mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
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1609 General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon Romanian Air Force @ RIAT 2024, RAF Fairford 19/07/2024
Frisian Flag 2019
0405 (MSN CC-103) Active in January 1995 as F-16C with 23rd Fighter Squadron/52nd Fighter Wing at
Spangdahlem, Germany and in April 2019 as F-16CM with 179th Fighter Squadron/148th Fighter Wing Minnesota ANG at Duluth ANG Base.
Streaming smoke and heat efflux the Greek “Zeus” Demo Team's General-Dynamics F-16C paints Kleine-Brogel's moody skies
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F-16CM, 89-2046, 510FS/AV, passing Bwlch mid shelf.
A nice visitor for my first trip back to "The Loop" in over two years.
General Information
Aircraft Type: General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
Air Force: Belgium-Air Force
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Registration: FA-101
Cn: 86-0077 / 6H-101
Name: Dark Falcon
Location & Date
Location: Kleine Brogel (EBBL)
Date: 2018 09 07
Comments
Flying display during the Belgian Air Force Days 2018. Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display piloted by Senior-Captain Aviator Stefan “Vador” Darte.
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USAF 92-3925 - General Dynamics F-16D (Block 52P) Fighting Falcon -
US Air Force (South Carolina ANG)
at London International Airport (YXU) during the 2018 London Air Show
157thFS, 169thFW, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Columbia, South Carolina
"Swamp Fox"