F-16 Dérivatives

thundereagle1997 · January 12, 2023, 02:51:31 AM

A futuristic f-16 with canard & horizontal tailplane one day for Australia & twin engines for long range

Tophe · January 12, 2023, 04:24:36 PM

I have imagined, with a shortened turbojet, a twin-boom F-16 with booms on fuselage not on wings:

Tophe · January 12, 2023, 07:46:34 PM

Quote from: Tophe on January 12, 2023, 04:24:36 PMwith booms on fuselage not on wings:

This principle is better shown on this slightly different version:

Tophe · January 12, 2023, 08:16:03 PM

And F-16 "mother & daughter",inspired by such a derivative of the X-3 Stiletto:

Tophe · January 12, 2023, 09:26:32 PM

After a first try in 2021

Tophe · January 16, 2023, 06:01:17 PM

F-16XL with 2 tails, and maybe 2 fins:

thundereagle1997 · January 18, 2023, 12:29:40 AM

F-16xl with twin canted fins & canard foreplanes

Tophe · January 18, 2023, 12:53:50 AM

Like that?:

perttime · January 18, 2023, 01:14:50 AM

On an XL, the fins could be on those "pods" near the crank of the wing. Perhaps slimmer canards like on the Eurofighter?

Tophe · January 18, 2023, 02:18:16 AM

Thanks also!:

Tophe · January 19, 2023, 11:25:10 PM

Still about "F-16 of the future":

perttime · January 19, 2023, 11:47:23 PM

The top one is the Chinese J-14 concept.

Tophe · January 20, 2023, 09:54:15 PM

I imagine the missing link between the true F-16 and the J-14:

Flyer · January 20, 2023, 10:28:30 PM

Tophe · January 20, 2023, 10:49:13 PM

Yes, in the past we talked about it, while I did not make a profile then: