PAF to receive 6 F-16s Block 52+ on 13 Dec 2010

[Safriz]

and we need to have extended range to strike deep inside enemy territory.

Our's is a defensive policy not offensive.

 

[skybolt]

 

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[skybolt]

The second last batch comprising of Five F-16 C/D Block 52 high tech fighter aircrafts had arrived at PAF Shahbaz Base in Jacobabad Monday 13 Dec 2010 and one more is scheduled to arrive in the country next Month.

 

[air marshal]

 

[skybolt]

This Batch was planned to be delivered as 6 F-16s [4 F-16C + 2 F-16D] but unfortunately we received 5 out of 6. [Source: Express News]

What I personally think that one we are missing was the same F-16 who suffered a slight electrical problem

For your reference, here we have Sound clip http://www.xs4all.nl/~aerocom/CE2011/CE019.wav
Listen @ 2:00 min

 

[skybolt]

Lockheed Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon Serial# 10801

 

[skybolt]

Awesome Animated Report by Geo News on 13 Dec 2010...
Danish Anis was in F-16

 

[Myth_buster_1]

Actually i see 5 C and 1 D F-16s. Interesting.

 

[skybolt]

Actually i see 5 C and 1 D F-16s. Interesting.

This Batch was planned to be delivered as 6 F-16s [4 F-16C + 2 F-16D] but unfortunately we received 5 out of 6. [Source: Express News]

What I personally think that one we are missing was the same F-16 who suffered a slight electrical problem

For your reference, here we have Sound clip http://www.xs4all.nl/~aerocom/CE2011/CE019.wav
Listen @ 2:00 min

 

[Rank]

I havent seen CFT ... anyone have information about CFT ????? If our F16 deal with CFT thn why F16 use different fuel tanks if we have CFT ?

 

[skybolt]

CFT = Conformal Fuel Tanks
for Advanced F-16 Block 50/52/60

Conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) are additional fuel tanks fitted closely to the profile of an aircraft which extend either the range or "time on station" of the aircraft, with a reduced aerodynamic penalty compared to external drop tanks.

Conformal fuel tanks have the disadvantage that, unlike drop tanks, they cannot be discarded in flight. This is because conformal tanks are plumbed into the aircraft, and can only be removed on the ground. Thus, when the CFTs are empty, the aircraft continues to suffer the same aerodynamic penalty, with no benefit. However, to use the Eurofighter Typhoon as an example, an aircraft with CFTs can carry a full weapons load and two 1,500 litre CFTs, whereas a Typhoon without CFTs has to sacrifice at least two weapons pylons to carry drop tanks, reducing either range or weapons load.

CFTs also have the advantages of not significantly increasing an aircraft's radar cross-section, and allowing a higher maximum speed than drop tanks.

Block52/60 F-16 aircraft, currently procured for Israel, Greece and the UAE, have structural, plumbing, and wiring provisions for the Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFT). These external, pod-like fuel reservoirs are attached on the upper surface of the F-16’s fuselage, with the tank’s lower surface conforming to the aircraft shape. The upper surface arrangement allows the CFTs to be relatively light weight because nothing is suspended from them. With an empty weight of 900 pounds, tank set holds 450 gallons (ca. 3,050 pounds, or 2,271 litres) of additional JP-5/8 fuel.

F-16 fitted Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFT). These tanks are becoming standard feature of the advanced (Block 50/52/60) versions of the fighting falconThe extra fuel increases range, loiter time, and combat persistence as well as reduces the demand for tanker support. Range increase is on the order of twenty to forty percent, depending on the stores configuration and mission profile. The tanks have neglible effect on the aircraft agility, at subsonic speed, However, at supersonic speed, the drag is increased proportionally to the increase in speed. When fitted with CFT the aircraft retains almost the full handling qualities, flight limits, and signature. A complete set can be removed or replaced within two hours. The CFTs are built to Lockheed Martin's specification, by IAI as a sole source, as part of the Peace Marble V program offsets.

“The CFTs have very little adverse effect on the F-16’s renowned performance,” said Maj. Timothy S. McDonald, U.S. Air Force project pilot for CFT testing at Eglin. “A set of CFTs carries 50 percent more fuel than the centerline external fuel tank, but has only 12 percent of the drag.” The CFTs are designed for the full F-16 flight envelope – up to 9 g’s, maximum angle of attack and sideslip and maximum roll rate.

Israel, for example placed a special significance to the operational flexibility of its new F-16I, derived from the added range and endurance provided by the CFT. For medium range air-to-surface missions, CFTs can eliminate the need for wing tanks. This allows doubling the F-16’s primary weapon capacity and flying with two, rather than one, types of large weapons in a balanced configuration. In long range missions, the use of CFT dramatically increases the operational radius of the aircraft, since it enables the aircraft to fly a long range strike mission, with full weapon's load, and engage in air combat when external (370 Gal) fuel tanks are dropped. When external 370 gal jetissonable tanks or 600gal non-jetissonable external tanks are added the F-16 can demonstrate up to 60-70 percent increase in operational radius. Another Israeli development utilizes a new fuel carrying configuration for the F-16, which enables the carrying of up to four 370 gallon external tanks, plus one 300 gallon under the belly, resulting in 25% increase in mission radius and twice the endurance on patrol missions.

 

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