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(3 years ago)The US will allow Western allies to supply Ukrainians with advanced fighter planes, including the US-made F-16, in a major boost to Kiev. F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multiplayer fighter plane developed for the United States Air Force. It has an M61 Vulcan and 11 [...]
F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multiplayer fighter plane developed for the United States Air Force.
There's an internal ball M61 Vulcan and 11 locations for assembly of weapons and other equipment.
Usually loaded with two 907kg bombs, two short-range air-aircrafts AIM-9 Sidewinder, two medium-range air-aircraft action AIM-120 and has two fuel tanks of 1088 liters.
The plane can travel at 2400 miles per hour and has a radius of more than 622 km.
It has a wingspan of 9.9m and a length of 13,8m. It weighs 835kg without fuel and has a maximum weight of 17010kg.
There is also a single - seat aircraft model with two locations, reports Skynews.
During the Gulf War in 1991, F-16s were used to attack airfields, military production facilities, Scud missile sites and other targets.
They were also used in NATO bombings of military infrastructure in the former Yugoslavia in 1999, as well as in Iraq and Afghanistan.
They are operated by several other countries besides the US, including Poland, Belgium, Holland and Denmark.
