U.S. Air Force F-16 receives new single color paint scheme

[Zarvan]

Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot


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A famous and well used “hot rod” of the U.S. Air Forces of the NATO countries has received a new, darker single color paint scheme.

This week the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Sioux City, Iowa rolled out a uniquely painted U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon Fighting Falcon, recently completed for the Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations.

In an air combat role, the F-16’s maneuverability and combat radius (distance it can fly to enter air combat, stay, fight and return) exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. It can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 can fly more than 500 miles (860 kilometers), deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to its starting point. An all-weather capability allows it to accurately deliver ordnance during non-visual bombing conditions.

The new, single color paint scheme is a recent departure from the older two-tone grey paint scheme normally associated with F-16’s that belong to the United States Air Force.

The paint facility recently finished painting the F-16 for the San Antonio Based, Texas Air National Guard unit and the aircraft is now ready to return to its home at Joint Base San Antonio.

Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
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[NeptuneShadow]

it's beautiful. It looks like a stealth coating. Pakistan should consider this color scheme.

 

[Nasr]

Is this the "Have Glass" experimental paint scheme tested on the F-16s by USAF a few years ago? Apparently the "Have Glass" paint scheme was tested for lower observability against radar scans. If so, then this would be beneficial for F-16s in combat operations.

 

[Yaseen1]

it is good but maintenance of this coating and associated costs with it is a matter for consideration

 

[Trango Towers]

it's beautiful. It looks like a stealth coating. Pakistan should consider this color scheme.

Oh dear

 

[StormBreaker]

it's beautiful. It looks like a stealth coating. Pakistan should consider this color scheme.

No, our scheme makes F-16 look a true beauty, “Killer Metal”

 

[Trailer23]

Basically what they've done is set the color tone to match that of the Nose as it can't be painted over.

There was that Black F-16 used as an Aggressor at Nellis Air Force Base. Nose was obviously not painted...