Technical data

Primary Function: Multirole fighter

Builder: Lockheed Martin Corp.

Power Plant: F-16C/D: one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or General Electric F110-GE-100/129

Thrust: F-16C/D, 27,000 pounds(12,150 kilograms)

Length: 49 feet, 5 inches (14.8 meters)

Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters)

Wingspan: 32 feet, 8 inches (9.8 meters)

Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude)

Ceiling: Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers)

Maximum Takeoff Weight: 37,500 pounds (16,875 kilograms)

Range: More than 2,000 miles ferry range (1,740 nautical miles)

Armament: One M-61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon with 500 rounds; external stations can carry up to six air-to-air missiles, conventional air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronic countermeasure pods.

Unit cost: F-16C/D, $20 million plus

Crew: F-16C: one; F-16D: one or two

Date Deployed: January 1979

Inventory: Active force, 444; Air National Guard, 305; Reserve, 60.

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