Previously Held AFSC/MOS 42732-Nondestructive Inspection Apprentice
Service Years
1979 - 2017
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Additional Information
What are you doing now:
Retired in Jan 2017 as the ART/ Reserve Technician for the 301 FW NDI lab
1988-2017, F-16 Fighting Falcon
From Year 1988
To Year 2017
Personal Memories
introduced to the block 30 at Spangdahlem AB Ge in 1988,Retired in Jan 2017 from working on the block 30 small mouth in the reserves performing NDI on the aircraft
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F-16 Fighting Falcon Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin F-16A Fighting Falcon Length 49.31 ft | 15.03 m Width 32.81 ft | 10.00 m Height 16.44 ft | 5.01 m Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200 turbofan generating 14,670lb dry-thrust and 23,830lb with full afterburn. Empty Weight 14,566 lbs | 6,607 kg MTOW 32,999 lbs | 14,968 kg Max Speed 1,521 mph | 2,448 km/h | 1,322 kts Max Range 339 miles | 545 km Ceiling 50,000 ft | 15,240 m | 9.5 miles Climb Rate 50,000 ft/min (15,240 m/min) Hardpoints 9 Armament 1 x M61A1 20mm cannon
* F-16A - Single-Seat and Base Production Model; 1,432 produced with 670 sent to the USAF. * F-16B - Two-Seat Variant; 312 produced with 122 sent to the USAF. * F-16C - Single-Seat Improvement Program Model; 1,823 produced with 1,222 sent to the USAF. * F-16D - Two-Seat Improvement Program Model; 404 produced with 206 sent to the USAF.
