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The brand new israeli F-16I! what a buty!! (Read 1961 times)

Nov 18^th, 2003 at 12:32pm

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Hi all!
The new F-16I rolled out last week... and I gotta say! it is goddam beautiful!!!!
The basic editiond are:
50% more capcity in the internal fuel tank.
Much more safisticated and improved cockpit and avionics (mostly made by Israel Aircraft Industries [IAI] and rafael).

Israel has decided to buy 102 of these machines (mostly developed by Israel) from Lockheed Martin. This is the biggest deal in the Israeli Defence Force history and it will expand the IAF fleet (withing the following 5 years) to more than 300 F-16s (including the F-16I- which isn't really an F-16), thus, making the Israeli Air Force bigger than Britains and many other countries.

You can read more about the beauty on:
http://www.israeli-weapons.com
http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/aircraft/f-16i/F-16I.html

Here are some pics (check out that cockpit!):

Enjoy!

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Reply #1 - Nov 18^th, 2003 at 1:34pm

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eeehhhh.... just a copy of the Chinese J-10, slightly modified..

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Reply #2 - Nov 18^th, 2003 at 2:59pm

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LOL.....

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well since I never heard of the J-10... so I started lookin on the web.... when suddenly I see a scatch of the plane..... I was shocked to find out that it is just a copy of the beatiful IAI LAVI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bu fortunately... right before I through me keyboard out the window... I noticed they got help from Israeli engineers that worked on the lavi.... that make it alright Grin

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Reply #3 - Nov 18^th, 2003 at 4:14pm

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I'm glad you didn't take the bait I set for you and followed up ..

sigh, I've got to take a hiatus, my (il)logic is becoming too transparent...

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Reply #4 - Nov 18^th, 2003 at 4:28pm

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WTF did they do with those CFT pods on the side...

will this 'oh we forgot that sensor, just put it on the outside' model be the final one or do they plan to get some of those humps inside...

What kind of ejection seat is in it? Zvezda K36?

im sorry to say this, but the F-16 line really strats to look like the BF109 in this way: need bigger gun/sensor/fueltank -> make hump

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Reply #5 - Nov 18^th, 2003 at 5:27pm

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Ivan - you have a point, it does look like that F-16 is on steroids...

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Reply #6 - Nov 18^th, 2003 at 11:57pm

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WTF did they do with those CFT pods on the side...

will this 'oh we forgot that sensor, just put it on the outside' model be the final one or do they plan to get some of those humps inside...

What kind of ejection seat is in it? Zvezda K36?

im sorry to say this, but the F-16 line really strats to look like the BF109 in this way: need bigger gun/sensor/fueltank -> make hump

Grin

well I don't know about the two PODs but the two humps on the sides are the additional fuel tanks.
The middle hump is nothing new with the f-16I.... it exists in all the F-16Ds owned by the IAF... It is meant to improve the airflow over the fuslage.

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Reply #7 - Nov 19^th, 2003 at 8:06am

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the fuselage looks strange behind the cockpit...looks like a F-4 at first sight Wink

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Reply #8 - Nov 19^th, 2003 at 9:07am

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Isn't the conformal fuel tanks a feature of the F-16E/F? How come the F-16I (suppose to be based on the F-16D) have it. ???

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Reply #9 - Nov 19^th, 2003 at 9:55am

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Isn't the conformal fuel tanks a feature of the F-16E/F? How come the F-16I (suppose to be based on the F-16D) have it. ???

They're add-ons ... while I don't have the details, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that IAI participated in the engineering of the CFT.

Remember, by this stage, the F-16 is being reworked by Lockheed, IAI, Mitsubishi, etc. - it's about as American as a Ford....

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Reply #10 - Nov 22^nd, 2003 at 6:03am

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The CFTs are not only planned jointly with Lockheed, they are produced in the IAI.

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Reply #11 - Oct 20^th, 2004 at 4:54pm

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I can understand the fuel pods on the fuselage, but what is the dorsal spine for ???

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Reply #12 - Oct 20^th, 2004 at 9:45pm

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I can understand the fuel pods on the fuselage, but what is the dorsal spine for ???

UPgraded/new avionics, field galley, lavatory, coffee maker, internet connection .. . that sort of stuff..

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Reply #13 - Oct 21^st, 2004 at 5:46am

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ah, of course, what every jet fighter needs, lol Grin

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Reply #14 - Oct 21^st, 2004 at 11:59am

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Complementing the upgraded weapon systems is a dorsal compartment containing enhanced mission avionics and chaff and flare dispensers, enabling it to conduct either pilot training or combat missions. In addition, removable conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) have been added along the fuselage and above the wing roots, freeing-up underwing hard points for additional armaments. The F-16I has an unrefueled combat strike radius well in excess of 500 miles. The extended flight range allows Israeli forces to attack targets well within Iran and Libya without having to refuel. In addition, the cockpit of the F-16I has been expanded to provide for the addition of an onboard weapons officer situated behind the pilot. It has a 820 non-refueling radius of operation.

Why not? They put coffee makers in their tanks! Isrealis have been taking US stuff and making it even better since 1948. Remember the Super-Shermans? You gotta hand it to them...

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