description: "The F-16D is a two seat, single engine multirole fighter that was developed in the 1970s. More than 4,500 units were manufactured and are operated today by 26 countries where the aircraft performs numerous missions that include air superiority, close air support, precision bombing, air defense suppression, reconnaissance and more. Few other aircraft can match its versatility, maneuverability, firepower, and huge production numbers. Nicknamed the Viper by its pilots, the F-16 was designed with a reclined seating position for high G tolerance and a single-piece bubble canopy for exceptional visibility and comfort. Its lightweight and powerful F110-GE-129 engines provide a greater than 1:1 thrust ratio. Housed in the nose of the Viper is a multifunction APG-68(V)5 radar. The aircraft can also be equipped with multiple sensors such as the LITENING targeting pod and HARM Targeting System (HTS). The Viper is armed for air-to-air combat with Sidewinders, AMRAAMs, and an internal 20mm 6-barrel Gatling gun. It can also be loaded with a wide range of air-to-ground weapons that include general purpose bombs, rockets, canister munition, Mavericks, laser- and GPS-guided bombs, and more" introduced: 1988 manufacturer: General Dynamics origin: USA price: 22 role: Multirole Fighter max_range: 350 fuel: # Parking 44 to RWY 06L at Anderson AFB. taxi: 200 # AB takeoff to 350/0.75, reduce to MIL and maintain 350/0.75 to 25k ft. climb_ppm: 28.33 # 0.85 mach for 100NM. cruise_ppm: 12 # MIL for 100NM. Occasional AB use. combat_ppm: 26 min_safe: 1000 variants: F-16D Barak (Block 40): {} radios: intra_flight: AN/ARC-222 inter_flight: AN/ARC-164 channels: type: common namer: viper # COM2 is the AN/ARC-222, which is the VHF radio we want to use for # intra-flight communication to leave COM1 open for UHF inter-flight. intra_flight_radio_index: 2 inter_flight_radio_index: 1 # default_overrides: # HelmetMountedDevice: 1 # LAU3ROF: 0 # LaserCode1: 8 # LaserCode10: 8 # LaserCode100: 6 tasks: BAI: 750 BARCAP: 460 CAS: 750 DEAD: 450 Escort: 460 Fighter sweep: 460 Intercept: 460 OCA/Aircraft: 750 OCA/Runway: 610 SEAD: 450 SEAD Escort: 450 Strike: 610 TARCAP: 460 weapon_injections: # AGM-154B only works for AI 3: - "{AGM-154B}" - "{BRU57_2*AGM-154B}" 7: - "{AGM-154B}" - "{BRU57_2*AGM-154B}"