General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual: 1978 Onwards (All Marks): An Insight Into Operating, Maintaining and Flying the USAF Al

By Steve Davies

Officially called the Fighting Falcon by the USAF (a name loathed by pilots and ground crews), the F-16 is popularly referred to as the "Viper". First introduced into service with the USAF in 1978, the F-16 is a successful all-weather multi-role jet fighter of which more than 4,500 have been built and exported to 25 countries worldwide. It remains in service more than 30 years later. The Viper incorporates a number of innovative design features that include a frameless bubble canopy for better visibility, pilot's side-mounted control stick for ease of control when manoeuvring, a seat reclined 30 degrees to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot, and the first use of a relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire flight control system that makes the Viper a highly agile aircraft. At the 'business end' the F-16 has an internal M61 Vulcan cannon and eleven weapon-mounting stations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857333984
• ISBN13: 9780857333988
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 10.6"