F-16 Dérivatives

perttime · March 19, 2021, 03:49:05 AM

Many R/C modelers/fliers build simple and light jet-look models, and put the propeller in a "slot" in the fuselage and wing. Heres one:

Photo is from https://www.theparkpilot.org/hobbyking-glue-n-go-mig-29

Tophe · March 19, 2021, 03:58:24 AM

Good!

Tophe · March 19, 2021, 05:32:43 AM

Quote from: darthspud2 on March 19, 2021, 03:31:05 AM
got a few variants, just need to figure out how to attach pics (again)

Maybe Imgur will help you successfully, as Photobucket is not free anymore.

Flyer · March 19, 2021, 06:09:48 AM

Quote from: Tophe on March 19, 2021, 02:08:52 AM
I have found a weird flying F-16 toy with a central pusher propeller:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_-f16rcPushProfil.jpg
(not found with F-16 nor Falcon on Google but in a P-51 search)

I have one of those, I brought it for my daughter to use when she is old enough but I have already launched it a few times for her. They are small electric free flight models made of a soft sponge type foam with a timed motor that charges via USB, motor run's for about 15 seconds each flight but it can get some good height in that time. Actually very clever in design, they are purposefully tail heavy and have the thrust line up high so that when the motor is running it's keeping the plane level, when the motor stops it stalls and flip flops back down, and that's great because if it went into a glide from the height it it gets then it would fly away! And yes up close it sort of resembles a F-16 but in the air I think it looks more like an A-6 Intruder.

Quote from: perttime on March 19, 2021, 03:49:05 AM
Many R/C modelers/fliers build simple and light jet-look models, and put the propeller in a "slot" in the fuselage and wing. Heres one:

Photo is from https://www.theparkpilot.org/hobbyking-glue-n-go-mig-29

I have built and flown several of those style foam board models, don't actually have one at the moment but I really should build another as they are great fun. The last one I had was styled on the F-22.

Tophe · March 20, 2021, 01:52:36 AM

Thanks for this confirmation of the interest of false jets for fun.

Then I drew other what-if F-16s:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/F-16drwD_ed.jpg
+ http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/F-16drwD_ee.jpg
+ http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/F-16drwD_ef.jpg
I have added them on my site http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/f16ofil.htm (with many flying false jets F-16, chapter 3A)

Tophe · March 20, 2021, 11:06:18 AM

There is another version of F-16 with a nose air intake, but thin with a very little jet engine:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/f16-super-viper-2.jpg

Tophe · March 26, 2021, 04:55:10 AM

To replace French Mirage F1CR, the F-16 was using a refueling boom and vertical camera:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/F-16drwD_eh.jpg

Tophe · March 27, 2021, 12:01:57 PM

It is forbidden to reveal top secret planes

, so: let us say this is a what-if joke

. The Tacit Blue project would involve a F-16...

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/F-16drwD_ei.jpg

Tophe · March 27, 2021, 10:53:58 PM

I don't know if AEW means Airborne Electronic Warfare or/and Airborne Early Warning but there are F-16 for AEW role(s):

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/F-16drwD_ej.jpg

Tophe · March 27, 2021, 11:19:00 PM

I have seen on the web a Fokker 100 testbed with the nose of a Rafale, and similar may have been done on a F-16 (ZF-16 after the YF-16) to test a half-scale F-16A nose:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/F-16drwD_ek.jpg