Airplane military aircraft us air force general dynamics f 16 fighting falcon 2. Over italy an us. For aircraft no longer in service see the list of military aircraft of the united states. A united states air force f 16 fighting falcon in flight active united states military aircraft is a list of military aircraft that are used by the united states military. Prescribes standard operational and weapons employment procedures to be used by all tactical pilots operating usaf f 16 aircraft.
It provides a relatively low cost high performance weapon system for the united states and allied nations. 89 2041 usaf united states air force general dynamics f 16c fighting falcon photographed at aviano avb lipa by brendon attard. F 16 fighting falcon flies towards rimini italy to join with the italian air force in a training mission. 89 2041 usaf united states air force general dynamics f 16c fighting falcon photographed at aviano avb lipa by brendon attard.
Air forces from the 510th fighter squadron aviano air base italy and italian air forces from the 83rd combat search and rescue squadron rimini italy participated in a 4 day training mission from feb. Designed as an air superiority day fighter it evolved into a successful all weather multirole aircraft. Aircraft general dynamics f 16c fighting falcon. Posts about fighter jets written by beautifulcoolwallpapers i dont really get why planes dont fall out of the sky.
The general dynamics f 16 fighting falcon is a single engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by general dynamics its aviation unit now part of lockheed martin for the united states air force usaf. On this page we discuss only the air force programs. In 1993 general dynamics awash its aircraft accompli. General dynamics f 16 by joe baugher.
F 16 fighting falcon. The general dynamics f 16 fighting falcon is a single engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by general dynamics now lockheed martin for the united states air force. Dissatisfaction with these deficiencies led to the us air force f 15 and us navy f 14 designs. The f 16 fighting falcon is a compact multirole fighter aircraft.
It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air to air combat and air to surface attack.