Pakistan F-16 Discussions 2

[Raider 21]

Arrows "601" with a student and IP heading out for a training mission.

 

[Naif al Hilali]

Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem

Continuing on from our discussion of the F-16's range analyses, the JF-17's ferry range analysis has been posted at:

https://defence.pk/threads/jf-17-thunder-made-for-the-paf.398270/page-24#post-8928876

Hifz u kum Allah

Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem

Moderators were kind enough to make a new thread for me. Please find the JF-17 Ferry (and later Combat) Range Analysis at:

https://defence.pk/threads/jf-17s-ferry-and-combat-ranges.462726/

Allah keep everyone safe

 

[GriffinsRule]

The Red Flag picture has USAF F-16s with the GE engines clearly visible

 

[Naif al Hilali]

F-16 General Electric Engine Exhaust Nozzle

F-16 Pratt & Whitney Nozzle

 

[Windjammer]

PAF F-16 pumping out flares as it goes into vertical rolls.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1109363085848169

 

[Raider 21]

Departing at Masroor

 

[Raider 21]

Heading out for a photo-chase mission at Sargodha

 

[Naif al Hilali]

Mission Profile III - Long-Range Interception (/Air Superiority/Fighter Escort):

F-16C Block 50/52 (19,700 pounds Aircraft Empty Weight)
Internal Fuel + Two 370 Gallon Drop Tanks + Four AIM-120 AMRAAM + Two AIM-9 Sidewinders
36,500 pounds Takeoff Weight [TOW]
12,000 pounds [6,700 liters] fuel
- 500 pounds taxi & takeoff
- 900 pounds climbout to 33,000 feet covering 50 nautical miles
- 4,300 pounds cruise 600 nautical miles
- 2,000 pounds jettison tanks, up to five minutes combat (including two minutes in afterburner) @ 20,000 feet
- 3,300 pounds climbout and cruise 600 nautical miles back to base
- 1,000 pounds reserves for 20 minutes Sea Level Loiter or 200 nautical miles Divert
600 nautical miles

General Dynamics Stated Range for YF-16/F-16A Air-Superiority Mission with Three Tanks & Four AIM-9s: 700+ nautical miles---

Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem

Mission Wedge was incorrectly set up here. Please note the correction below:

Mission Profile III - Long-Range Interception (/Air Superiority/Fighter Escort):

F-16C Block 50/52 (19,700 pounds Aircraft Empty Weight)
Internal Fuel + Two 370 Gallon Drop Tanks + Four AIM-120 AMRAAM + Two AIM-9 Sidewinders
36,500 pounds Takeoff Weight [TOW]
12,000 pounds [6,700 liters] fuel
- 500 pounds taxi & takeoff
- 900 pounds climbout to 33,000 feet covering 50 nautical miles
- 4,200 pounds cruise 580 nautical miles
- 2,000 pounds jettison tanks, up to five minutes combat (including two minutes in afterburner) @ 20,000 feet
- 3,400 pounds climbout and cruise 640 nautical miles back to base
- 1,000 pounds reserves for 20 minutes Sea Level Loiter or 200 nautical miles Divert
630 nautical miles

General Dynamics Stated Range for YF-16/F-16A Air-Superiority Mission with Three Tanks & Four AIM-9s: 700+ nautical miles

Sorry for the error.

Hifz u kum Allah

 

[fatman17]

Pakistani Air Force F-16 Pilots
42 Pakistani Air Force pilots have reached 1,000 flying hours or more in the F-16 Fighting Falcon so far.

 

[khanasifm]

Jordanian F16s?????


Could not find listing for the F16 for sale, have they found a new home or what?

http://www.rjaf.mil.jo/index.php/en/organization/announcements.html

 

[fatman17]

https://twitter.com/x/status/804024061701586945

 

[fatman17]

Jordanian F16s?????


Could not find listing for the F16 for sale, have they found a new home or what?

http://www.rjaf.mil.jo/index.php/en/organization/announcements.html

No sale so far

 

[syed zia Hassan]

I wish PAF Base Masror and Faisal to be Lush Green .around Runway and out side too...did any one thing about it..in Karachi.

It will be Great work to Upgrade these F-16s Orion and C-130. It will be nice to get C-130 J

 

[-BAJWA-]

@Windjammer Today, i spotted a F-16 with yellow paint on belly in Sargodha. It was strange for me because PAF F-16s are painted in grey/dark grey color scheme. Can you tell about this ?

 

[Signalian]

Blk52 have CFT's the rest don't. Secondly, look at the Griffin in the background.

Any chance F-16 can carry more than 6 AAM's?

As far as i know, PAF doesnt have any aircraft that can carry more than 6 AAM's in air, and i find this alarming.