Projekt tego samolotu rozpoczêto w 1971 roku w koncernie General Dynamics ( który wszak¿e w 1993 roku wszed³ w sk³ad giganta Lockheed Martin ), przystêpuj±c do konkursu na lekki my¶liwiec wielozadaniowy (LWF) dla amerykañskich si³ powietrznych. Prototyp YF-16 oblatano 02.02.1974 roku. Prze³omowym pod wzglêdem technicznym rozwi±zaniem by³o zastosowanie w nim komputerowego elektrycznego uk³adu sterowania fly-by-wire. W wyniku prób powiêkszono pierwotnie zak³adan± powierzchniê skrzyde³. YF-16 zwyciê¿y³ nie tylko w konkursie na LWF w USA ( w kokurencji z samolotem Northrop YF-17 ), lecz wygra³ tak¿e kontrakt stulecia na my¶liwiec wielozadaniowy dla europejskich krajów NATO. Jego rywalami by³y maszyny Dessault Mirage F.1 i SAAB J-37 Viggen. Niedawno równie¿ polskie Ministerstwo Obrony zdecydowa³o, ¿e w³a¶nie F-16 stanowiæ bêdzie trzon modernizowanych si³ powietrznych, odrzucaj±c oferty tak¿e Dessault i SAAB, choæ w tym wypadku ich przedmiotem by³y my¶liwce Mirrage F2000 i JAS-39 Grippen. Niew±tpliwie du¿e znaczenie przy podejmowaniu decyzji mia³a najwy¿sza suma zaproponowana przez amerykan¶ki koncern w ramach tzw. transakcji off-setowej. Produkcjê seryjn± F-16 rozpoczêto w 1975 roku. Uczestniczy³y w niej tak¿e europejskie kraje NATO, dla których by³a ona zastrzykiem nowych technologii. Monta¿u ostatecznego dokonywano w USA, Belgii i Holandii. Pierwszy seryjny F-16A Fighting Falcon oblatano 07.08.1978 roku, a do koñca stulecia wyprodukowano ponad 4000 sztuk.
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The General-Dynamics F16 Falcon is an American single-engine, multi-role light fighter and stormtrooper. Work on the F-16 project began in 1971 at the General Dynamics concern (which in 1993 was part of the Lockheed Martin giant), entering the competition for a light multi-purpose fighter (LWF) for the US Air Force. The YF-16 prototype first flew on February 2, 1974. A breakthrough in technical terms was the use of a computerized electric fly-by-wire control system, which made it possible to reduce the area of the wings and tail, and thus reduce the weight of the entire aircraft. The F-16 was the first fighter in the world to use such a system. The first versions were to a large extent made of aluminum alloys (about 83% of the total structure), but with time they gave way to composites. The different versions of the F-16 are powered by three versions of the engines: Pratt-Whitney F-100-PW-200, General Electric F110-GE100 and Pratt-Whitney F-100-PW-2020. The "brain" of the guidance system was the APG-66 radar, later replaced by the APG-68 (V) radar. It is worth noting that the YF-16 design turned out to be so successful that it won not only the LWF competition in the USA (in competition with the Northrop YF-17 aircraft), but also won the centenary contract for a multi-role fighter for European NATO countries. His rivals were the Dassault Mirage F.1 and SAAB J-37 Viggen machines. Serial production of the F-16 began in 1975. It was also attended by European NATO countries for which it was an injection of new aviation technologies. Final assembly was performed in the USA, Belgium and the Netherlands. The first serial F-16A Fighting Falcon was flown on August 7, 1978. It is an assault version of the F-16, intended primarily to counter ground targets. The F-16 also proved itself in combat, with a series of air victories in the war in Lebanon (1982) and during the Operation Desert Storm (1991). By the end of the 20th century, more than 4,000 of this successful aircraft had been produced. There were six basic versions of the F-16, marked as A, C, E (single-seater) and B, D, F (two-seater). On the basis of these six models, numerous upgrades are created, most often associated with the replacement of avionics, marked as "Block". Since 2006, the F-16 also serves in the Polish aviation. The Polish Ministry of Defense decided that the F-16 would be the backbone of the modernized air force, rejecting offers from Dessault and SAAB, although in this case they were Mirrage F2000 and JAS-39 Grippen fighters. Undoubtedly, the highest sum proposed by the American company as part of the so-called offset transaction. Technical data: Maximum speed: 2,170 km / h, rate of climb: 254 m / s, maximum ceiling 15240m, maximum range: 3890km, armament: fixed - one 20mm six-barrel M61A-1 cannon, suspended - up to 9275 kg of cargo.