This talks a lot about f16XL and says it would’ve had the apg66 radar(page 82) and also yeah it talks about the AMRAAMs be mock ups and if I remember correctly we’re just bolted on or something like that. Also talks about their being two types of f16Xl one being a one seat version and the other being a 2 seat version
According to NASA, a lot of the inner parts were swapped to F-16C block 40 parts like the original F-16A block 10 Analog flight computer for the Block 40 DFLCCS
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From a lot of comments I read, they really don’t know anything about the XL variant. For one, it went up against the F-15E during prototyping and only lost by a very small margin. One main reason was the funding to swap the airframes for the Delta wing design was gonna be costly as heck.
Second the F-16XL mainly used Block 40 Inside avionics and parts. For example you can find in one of the NASA reports, it carried 5000 Ib’s more fuel on average to the F-16C, had 40% more external stores, and being able to have a tighter turn rate and same radar as the block 40. It even had better lift to thrust ratio making it have insane AoA authority.
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2x AIM-9Ls and 4x AIM-120As I don’t know if I really want this
well well well, it do be a event vehicle, doesn’t seem tho that it’ll be a premium plane, big suprise
Should be six AIM-120As if they really want to put it at 13.3.
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Watch it be at 13.0 because 4 AMRUMs. Not like IRIAF started at 13.0 and then was yeeted to 14.7 because people kept eating Fakours
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For some reason, I doubt it will go to 13.0 even with four AIM-120s max.
It’s an F-16 with less missiles than F-16ADF. Su-30MK2 is a Flanker with less missiles than Su-27SM. There is a substancial chance of F-16XL being 13.0
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I disagree with the F-15C GE being DOA the wole time, but it also was hardly OP on release.
Damn all these new jets with Fox 3s at 13.0/13.3 can we adjust the JAS39C down .3 BR?
seems like the F-16XL will be 13.0
So, it’s going to be 13.0.
Four AIM-120As as a maximum is no issue.
We need the American mains pilots to underperform so it stays OP at 13.0