F-16 Falcon fighter

F-16 Falcon fighter aircraft of the fourth generation fighter jets light of the production companies Lockheed Martin and general Daanmax Americas. And one of the most important fighter planes that appeared in the latter part of the twentieth century. Been developed mainly on the basis of the concept of developing a fighter jet pilot light weight and has evolved to become fighter aircraft for all weather conditions and attack aircraft minute injury goals.
F-16 was manufactured in 5 separate production lines, making it the largest program for fighter aircraft industry witnessed the Western world, was manufactured about 4000 F-16 production is still ongoing and one of the competing products that led to the McDonnell Douglas F-15. The heated debate within the United States Air Force on the need for a fighter "light." Led by the so-called "fighter mafia", and put program Olohdf be less expensive, or almost equally and be able to fight the greater number who would not have been possible with P - 15. Air Force resisted at first, then surrendered, and agreed to hold a competition between fighter that resulted in aviation and the confrontation between the Northrop YF - 17), and General Dynamics F - 16 in 1974. P won - 16 in the competition, but P - 17 became the basis for the Navy McDonnell Hornet. Four NATO countries (Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway): The selected the F-16 fighter, which led to the joint production efforts and the establishment of a global market. And General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon has a lot of advanced features, including blended wing and fuselage design, and places control (electronically), completely great clarity, and great maneuverability. First flown on January 20, 1974, by Phil Oestricher, the F-16 quickly proved stunning performance, and began to receive additional requests from the U.S. Air Force earlier. And General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and faced some problems with the engine, not fully resolved, and there have been a number of losses of hawks over the years. Despite this, the performance of the F - 16 has gained a reputation as one of the most important current fighters in the West. The General Dynamics F-16 Falcon - called often "Electric Jet" from "Falcon" - was designed to take advantage of improvements in the service equipment and the result was many P - 16 and rocket-propelled grenades and updated fully with radar and the latest night-vision equipment,