Evolution of F-16 Fighting Falcon (F-16A Block 1 to F-16V Block 72)
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2022
- The US F-16 models are denoted by increasing block numbers to denote upgrades. The blocks cover both single- and two-seat versions. While many F-16s were produced according to these block designs, there have been many other variants with significant changes, usually because of modification programs. More than 4,000 F-16s have been or will be produced for more than 24 nations worldwide. This video presents the evolution of F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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I had the pleasure of working on most of these variants form blocks 10 to block 60 as a Crew Chief/phase technician in my career with the Air national Guard and later as a Lockheed Martin employee. A total of 33 years. The F-16 will be around for many more!
Nah!!!
Fighting Falcons are *dead meat* my opinion...
It'll get gobbled up live by a bird of prey call Lightnings (or JSF) cuz everyone else on earth, ie., the Russians, the Turks, the Indians, the Jups, the Gang Nam dance group, are all pushing their own JSF's forcing even the latest block, the viper, out of the market which us why they are assigning a new description to it the F-21 I think...
For a makeshift dime-a-dozen specimen as the Fighting Falcon, as the Freedom Fighter, as the Tigershark, outsourcing these technologies third rate countries such as the ROK (in the form of a Golden Eagle) a'la KIA and Hyundai fashion is the only way to go...
Look, even the once mighty F-100, 101, 102, 104, 105, and 106's must give way to the generation ahead. The Fighting Falcon won't be an exception to this fact. It'll likely be moved at jobber rate until the inventory comes down and from there, if's all the way to the Lightning and the Lightning II and later blocks until another generation of fighters come into the scene..
My 2 cents only of course... I mean who knows if they might not bring the once mighty P-40 back to life and induct it into the present day air forces of the world...
The F 16 is the best jet in the world and my personal favourite thank you for working on it to make it even BETTER
which would you say is the most reliable?
Could you please help us fit the mlu m6 in the us block evolution?
My dad worked on the F-16 at General Dynamics in Ft. Worth. He took me to the roll out of the first one in 1973. One of the best designed planes ever!
F16 is a very cool plane that gets me excited, but it has by far one of the highest accident rates of 4th & 5th generation gets. It has killed a lot of pilots.
@@GeorgeOu The highest accident rates must be the Starfighter, that was called the widowmaker. The F100 was also bad.
@@Tbonyandsteak Well I said 4th & 5th gen. Starfighter was an absolute scandal and it's hard to compare with that flying dart.
I am sad the F16 has such a bad safety record since I absolutely love the plane.
@@GeorgeOu
The rate us equally bad with the f-18... that is why trudeau is opting for the Swedish Gripen over the Lightning...
@@Tbonyandsteak
Hey hey hey! Don't you dare! Le Super Sabre is my top... In that area, I think the MiG-21 Bison and the SEPCAT Jaguar takes home the highest awards...
I worked at GD fresh out of grad school in '75-'77. For the rollout ceremony of the first pre-production airplane, the YF was flying the Paris Air Show flight demo nearly over our heads at Carswell AFB. I still have my two molded models of the YFs - one in the red/white/blue paint scheme and the other in the sky/cloud camo coloring. Thanks for bringing me up to speed on all the subsequent variants.
In 1992, when I was 18, I had my first engineering student internship at the F16 factory in TAI, Turkiye. It seemed like a dream. They were good days...
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Couldn't find better video explaining the evolution of F-16, well made video 👍
Agreed, he nailed it
Sometime in the early 2000’s was given a tour of the Fort Worth F-16 production line - they had a mockup of what I think said was the Block 50 intended for sale to Israel - we went outside next to the runway and watched an incredible practice F-16 maneuver demonstration, our own private airshow.
Whoa... your video is surprisingly informative, probably the best on RUclips right now!
EXCELLENT explanation of the F-16 evolution. Thanks very much and congratulations.
It’s good to see Taiwan sign a new arm deal with US but I think 66 amounts is just too rare
66 is great that like 5 more then the Ukraine army had and there f16 with the world's best missle
Gotta get it to medium rare am I right
66 is HUGE commitment for a country the size of Taiwan.
Taiwanese 140 unit of F-16 Block 20s are also receiving upgrades to it's radar and avionic to blk70 standard. That's 206 unit combined, making Taiwan the 5th largest user of F-16 in the world, just behind Netherland.
btw, the enter service year of the block 20 in this video said 1982, which is completely wrong. The correct year is 1997, after the last production of Thailand's Block 15 ended.
That's why Taiwanese Block 20s despite being an A/B variant, have their avionics techs on pair with later F-16C/D Block 50/52 model.
@@morrischen5777 Could you elaborate the special part of the Taiwan block 20?
One of the best fighter aircraft ever made, thank you :) !!!
Like the use of Hobby Master models in the graphics.
May the F-16 fly until 150 years.
Such a wonderful and well informative video about the evolution of the F-16 combat aircraft, thank you for sharing host 👍👍
Informative? Are you joking? Block this, block that.. She explained literally nothing aside from a couple engine codes.
Greece is upgrading 83 f-16s from block 52+ to block 70/72, 4 aircrafts have been upgraded so far and we are waiting another one to come in a few weeks.
u dont need any weapon, Usa already bought ur country, they do the job for u😂
@@soulsphere9242not exactly.
@@HeinrichHimmler-ct5xk I am not sure but I believe that yes the blk15 can be upgraded to blk70/72. But such an upgrade would be really expensive and I don’t know if it’s worth it.
In my country we still use f 16 a/b block 15 and block 25😢
@@MewaWawa if there aren’t any treats there is no reason to waste such a great amount of money to buy new aircraft. But I am just wondering in which country do you live?
I’ve been wanting this video for a long time now, years like.
I worked on 2 of those ones you've put in the video. Super cool.
Thank you
At Lockheed or GD?
@@thebuzz4108 3:40 F-16 Indonesia Air Force 🇮🇩 Red and White pride fighter plane
Dorsal spine, conformal side pods and many other add ons, it hardly looks like the original. The F16XL would have had the room for all of that internally. Such a shame they never went into production.
Cranked 🔽
The F-16 viper with a elite pilot can defeat 99% of all adversaries!
Also with su 30mkI
@@AsifAli-nb7ix Not a big fan of Russian planes! The Pesa Radar is a real disadvantage for the SU 30 and SU 35. While all Nato jets have Aesa and can fire on the SU 30 long before it detects them. Look it up.
@@Conan-ny1um but we have Israeli cocpit
My Macross robotech voltron mech warrior Gundum suit says otherwise!
All f-16 variants won't do anything if i rained it with icbms😉
Awesome Fighter
For the price tag, F-16 IS the best jet fighter in the world.
GREAT VIDEO AND AWESOME TOPIC!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB!!!
The block 70/72 is already in service. Greece has a few already.
@@soulsphere9242 They are block 70/72 though - all the block 70 tech is there
Excellent 👍🏼
I found it lacking. She never said which model replace the cassette player with the CD player. Nor did she say which model upgraded from CD player to mp3 player.
Also do we even know if any of these block upgrades added heated vibrating seats?
You know features that come standard on a $60,000 Cadillac. You'd think they'd be standard features on a $50+ million jet
The Viper.....super cool name for one sharp, gorgeous, fighting aircraft.
Thank you
Greece is upgrading their F16 to Vipers and the first 2 have been delivered to the Hellenic Air Force
Looks like bunch of countries want in on action. Bulgaria to buy second batch, Bahrain to receive first batch 1.1 billion dollar contract , Jordan finalizes order for 8, Slovakia to get 14, Lockheed Martin is moving production facility for f16s to India, Morocco to upgrade to f16 v configuration. I’m sure will be many more the f16 lives on
ruclips.net/video/BbBf08EkCfY/видео.html You only buy it ourselves. We renew the old
@@anthonyurso9366 the F-16 is the T-72 in the air.
So you will attack Turkey, bravo instead of peace and share welath of seas EQUALLY, attack a country doesnt want war. Im sure your ancestors’ especially aristotales is proud of you.
@@nuriyes7792 attack Turkey? Why should we do that?
By the way, sharing the wealth of Easter Mediterranea on what grounds?
Turkey has its own EEZ to use.
If by sharing you mean the action of illegal drilling within the EEZ of another state, this by international law is considered an act of aggression and this is a war action.
The consequences of such actions are the reason Greece has vipers 4 as from today and 8 Rafale.
God how much I'd love a 2 seater block 70/72 in BMS, DCS, or even VTOL VR.
I consider the F-16 to be one of the most popular aircraft ever built I'm probably one of the most capable 4th generation plus Fighters with the latest variants
Why does the base of the vertical stabilizer seem to change so much. Does anyone know?
I liked this video, ....
In 1992, then Bush Government announced the sale of 150 F-16 A/B Block 20 fighter jets to the Taiwan Air Force. The jets were built in 1982 (service year) and were considered obsolete by the US military, so they were sold to Taiwan at a high price.
Make a series on "every f series fighter jets"
The F-16A Falcon Block 1,5, and 10 is my all time favorite! I know the newer Falcons are a better weapon systems platform. Still the early Falcons have cleaner design.
And they were lighter and more maneuverable so they would beat all the other newer falcons in a guns only dogfight
@@Sill3r_96 oh “WOW” I sure like your comment!!
It was 1978 not 1979 when the first F-16 came into service in the U.S. Air Force.
The new F-16s still can't beat the sound of old PW Engines
Sadly. No F100-232s in production! 😩
She is so big now!
You left out the ship attack version for Japan, the F-2.
AMAZING VIDEO!!!!!
f-16 xxl ... this is good idea
What a frankenstein monster of a jet lol... So much bulkiness!
I would have added the F-16XL for general knowledge
The Falcon is either Pra/t & Whitney or General Electric engines
Did the creators of this video well done on your research and presentation I always wanted to know the origin of the F16 block system explain to me absolutely brilliantly
Year 2250: New F-16 Block 9075
best fighter jet pilot helmet
Great topic. We Want Mig-29/35 Evolution.
Was a very pretty jet
great video but f16 barak and f16 sufa ?
You should do a video for cancelled versions of the F16 such as the F16xl and F16/79 and experimental versions of the f16
Dont forget about the F-16 XXL and the F-16 DSI
Falcon si elang kecil yg lincah berburu mangsa ❤❤❤❤❤
I suspect it's the greatest fighter in the history of mankind.
Both US Air National Guard, Taiwan and many other allied nations will have their F-16's upgraded to the Block 70/72 model minus conformal fuel tanks and possibly minus the new engine.
What the US needs is another inexpensive stealth light version of the F-16. Single engine moderate range design that focuses on defensive combat.
F35
What about F2 mitsubishi a japanese variant of us f16?
When they finally retire the F-16, it will be a sad day...the design is just about perfect and many pilots love the plane like a old muscle car..the F-35 imo is ugly 😄 but I don't doubt that it can do anything that Lockheed says it can
Updated RADAR and WING'S Ok. 8:51
F16C/D Block 70/72 will be newer model
TALP-52-HLM
I bet Russia doesn't do nearly as many up grades with their MIg- 29 like the US does with their 4th generation fighters.
I wanted JASDF's F-2A and B to be taken up as a derivative type.
派生型としてJASDFのF-2A、Bを取り上げていただきたかった。
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TurAF block 50+ uçaklarını bolca kullanmışsınız teşekkürler
You forgot the F-16I
The problem for LMT is they can’t make them fast enough. The small capacity facility where hey relocated the assembly line in Greenville SC is not enough for the huge demand for the Viper. Bulgaria paid for the jets 2 years ago but will get the first coming in 2024-2025. That’s way too slow considering there is a need for new fighters to deter the Russians. Now the country is looking for an interim solution like leasing aircraft from Nato countries until the new ones come in.
One Of The Best Fighter Jets Ever Made But Exist Some Special Upgrades In The F-16 Demo Teams All Around The World Which Is Secret They Don't Let Anyone To Find About Them But Proved By NATO The H.A.F. (Hellenic Air Forces) Has The Best Pilots And The Most Dangerous F-16 Which Hearing In Name ZEUS - ZEYS After This One The Second Best F-16 It's The Demo Team Of Belgium And Then The US "Thunderbirds"
Automatic ground avoidance system sounds like it could fuck you over
If you give the thrust of the early models, shouldn't you show the thrust of all later models?
how about F 16 type 79
It can be argued that the F-16 is the most successful American fighter aircraft since the P-51 Mustang. And unlike the F-14 and F-15, it didn't break the bank to develop and produce. Thank you President Carter for making sure this (and the A-10 Warthog) entered service!
Can you do mig 29 or su27?
It’s a block party
Where's their cousin mitsubishi F2A Viper Zero?
Noting that the aussies(continent sized range) acquired the F18 in recent orders, will an updated block52plus-60 to Viper(AESA), rather than a block50/52(no dorsal-spine) to Viper, with the additional spaces in the dorsal-spine(pig mode) for not EW but AWAC duties (missing latrine not lantirn), be more suitable.?
If they want a dog-fighter, they should-not have the conformal fuel tanks which goes with the dorsal-spine in terms of aerodynamics inefficiencies (all or nothing). If they want range, it should be f15 with conformal fuel tanks. Unless they want to get started on an aircraft carrier...
Compare radar capabilites for air and surface tracking for an F16 with dorsal-spine Viper and the latest F18. Useful information for islander nations and long perimeter-border nations (unless they go for 737-200 or LCA with 2x outer pylon with (updated)lantirn(type)-pods. Toilets... latrine...
I'm a little disappointed because my country never got to experience this iconic fighter of 21st century. When our airforce searching for new fighter jet of 80s I'd assumed they evaluated in all angles and at the end they chose Russian fighter jet, while ours neighbours Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia go for Fighting Falcon. All our Mig retired already and still our main fighters is Russian Sukhoi with her partner 8 Hornet..ha..ha..ha...perhaps next fighter Su57..ha..ha..that if we can afford it.
You forgot the f-16 block 52M.
Israel is the first country to make an operational sortie with this aircraft (attacking the reactor in Iraq)! The first country that shot down an enemy plane with it and still uses it 'operationally' on a daily basis!
Developed the version with the fuel tanks above the wings and even helped Lockheed develop the plane!
And it wasn't even mentioned once in the video.
It entered service in 1978, not 1979
This video fails to give information about the total thrust ( on afterburner ) of the variety of the F-16 engines. Moreover the information about the performance of the F-100-PW-200 of the first batches is given as some 23,830 lbs, a number that is inaccurate. A thrust of 23.830 lbs had the earlier F-100-PW-100 engine, operational with the F-15A and F-15C aircraft. The F-100-PW-200 installed on the first batches of the F-16A rendered a total thrust of 25.000 lbs.. After a citation of various engine models without mentioning the respective performance data at all, the video mentioned that the F-110-GE-129 and the F-100-PW-229, installed on the F-16/block-50 and the F-16/block-52 respectively, render the same thrust of 29.000 lbs, what is inaccurate because the F-100--PW-220 has an emergency power scale of thrust at 32.000 lbs for one minute on top of the 29.000 lbs on afterbuner.
Hellenic Airforce!
So sad that we (DK) went for the F-35. I would have preferred we upgraded to the Viper and stuck to it until a reliable alternative were present. Don't even think we need a 5'th gen fighter like the F-35 it be too complex, too slow, and heavy and way too expensive. I'd go for quantity and agility anytime.
F-35 is a technical mess, I'm sad my country is getting them instead of more rafales (Greece)
Incorrect, the PW220 was not in the Block 25.
@@soulsphere9242 the 220 was in the Block 32 and 42. The GE 110 went into the 30 and 40. Actually I stand corrected. While typing i remembered the older Block 25's were retrofitted with the 220E and I want to say the F-15Cs as well. This was because the 200 had issues with stalls and AB blowouts. This was fixed by the DEEC.
My State, BTW, has already paid 20 Block 70/72 , but what can I do when I am in love with F18 , or let say Rafale....tant pis pour moi/ Pardon my French.....
How about gripen?
@@trikalos1387 the offer was better for planes first, and second, for a factory to provide more than ordinary repairs. But some ppls,findings were very interesting, the level of corruption was high enough to cancel the deal.
It wasn’t China , it was Taiwan receiving F16s.
F-16 the modern day p-51
Hi
See also, Bigger, heavier, slower.
Where's my F-16N?
If your country is allowed to buy 5th gen F-35 then you would never in a million years buy an F-16 4.5 gen jet as these aircraft are cannon fodder to 5th gen in most recent war games.
F-16? the king of flying coffins?
The f16 has a good record. Article I’m reading says total number of kills is 74 with 64 official pilot recognition with a span of 50,000 combat missions no f16s were downed in air combat. The USAF lost 4 in combat and only the USAF has lost f16s in combat. They said in article their was some accidents could be bs but still not many losses to how many kills. Looks like it took out mig 29 they thought was 23
@@anthonyurso9366 F-16? 80-YEAR-OLD technology?. the king of flying coffins?
@@huoyeh4319 the king is the F4. Some countries still have it now in service.
@@burningbeard yeah, F-4 is the king.
@@burningbeard yeah, F-4 is the KING.
Viper*
F-16V is not Viper it is 5.
It is funny to see several upgrades were in 2 or 3 previous versions of F-16 fro Israeli Air Force before they were available commercially.
Imagine Israel in 1982 without night vision, it is laughable. At least for IAF.
Ooooo yeah more American power at least some are being sent to the real China Taiwan 🇹🇼
You know West Taiwan is super jealous with all their knock-off products.
Your scripts is good, but little bit anoying to "page wipe video transition"
Noone in this world can mess with indian army.this army has never lost a war ,their training are tough and they belief in do kill or die.I am indian and I proud of my indian army
Dream on... you guys will struggle if you ever face a real adversary (not those CCP punks, a real enemy).
🤣🤣😅
India superpower 2030!!!!!
Support staff means success for the aircraft directions and the Chinese have neither so??!!!
Saying Pratt while wearing GE😒
You can tell the person narrating this video has no idea what they're talking about and they might as well be reading their shopping list. No emotion no feeling no excitement. Like they're not even interested in this topic.
On the bright side At least its not a computer voice.
Hello ma'am thank you for air force video for air force lover like us the great Pakistani air Force using these F16 very successfully Pakistani air Force pilots has a Best skills and experience on F16 in Soviet afgan war Pakistani air Force shot down 12 Soviet afgan fighter jets and on 27th Feb 2019 Pakistani air Force shot down one su30 and mig 21 by f16 we have used the F16 against the terrorism very successfully with F-16 jf17 block 3 and j10c still we have air superiority