Primary Function: |
Multirole fighter and Training |
Contractor: |
Lockheed |
Crew: |
one or two |
Unit Cost: |
$18.8 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars) |
Powerplant |
|
One Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or one General Electric F110-GE-100/129 |
Dimensions |
Length: |
49 feet, 5 inches (14.8 meters) |
Wingspan: |
32 feet, 8 inches (9.8 meters) |
Height: |
16 feet (4.8 meters) |
Weights |
Empty: |
19,100 lb (8663 kg) -- F-16C |
Maximum Takeoff: |
37,500 pounds (16,875 kilograms) |
Performance |
Speed: |
1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude) |
Ceiling: |
Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers) |
Range: |
Over 2,100 nm (2,425 mi; 3,900 km) |
Armament |
|
One M-61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon with 500 rounds; external stations can carry up to six air-to-air missiles, conventional air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronic countermeasure pods. |
4/5 Generation Fighters 
