General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
1974 multi-role combat aircraft family developed by General Dynamics and built by several manufacturers
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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is associated with the United States.
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Operator: United States Air Force[4], Air Combat Command[5], Air Education and Training Command[6], 20th Fighter Wing[7], 55th Fighter Squadron[8], 77th Fighter Squadron[9], 79th Fighter Squadron[10], Air Force Reserve Command[11], Air National Guard[12], Pacific Air Forces[13], United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa[14], United States Navy[15], National Aeronautics and Space Administration[16], Belgium[17]
- Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin[18], Turkish Aerospace Industries[19], Samsung Aerospace[20]
- Developer: General Dynamics[21]
- Subclass of: fourth-generation fighter[22], land-based fighter monoplane[23], single-jet aircraft[24]
- Designed by: Robert H. Widmer[25], Harry Hillaker[26]
- Commons category: F-16 Fighting Falcon[27]
- Country of origin: United States[28]
- Powered by: F100[29]
- First flight: January 20, 1974[30]
- Service entry: 1979[31]
- Military designation: F-16[32]
- Official website: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/f16.html[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon[34]
- Commons gallery: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon[35]
- Total produced: 4573[36], 4604[37]
- Described by source: US Air Force Air Power Directory[38], Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[39], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[40]
- Nickname: Fighting Falcon[41], Viper[42]
- Different from: F16[43]
- Length: 15.06 m[44], 14.52 m[45]
- Height: 1,000,000 m[46]
- Wingspan: 9.96 m[47], 9.45 m[48]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon include Falcon 4.0[49], a video game[50].
Why It Matters
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Falcon 4.0[49], a video game[50].