F-16 Fighter Jet: The Sky's Ultimate Predator

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The F-16 Fighter Jet, also known as the Fighting Falcon, is a single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) for the United States Air Force (USAF).
The F-16 was designed to be a highly maneuverable and versatile aircraft capable of air-to-air combat as well as ground attack missions. It has been used in a variety of roles, including air defense, close air support, reconnaissance, and even as a training aircraft.
The F-16 is equipped with advanced avionics and weapons systems, including radar, electronic warfare equipment, and a variety of missiles and bombs. It can be armed with a range of weapons, from short-range air-to-air missiles to precision-guided munitions for ground attacks.
The F-16 has been widely exported to many countries around the world, and it remains in service with numerous air forces. It has also been used in numerous conflicts, including the Gulf War, Operation Allied Force in Kosovo, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Meet the F-16 Fighter Jet: The Sky's Ultimate Predator
01:33 F-16's Unique Features
03:18 A Wide Range of Weapon Capabilities
04:56 Fighting Falcon Variants
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@davidwolf226 Жыл бұрын

In my humble estimation, the F-16 is the most attractive fighter jet ever assembled.

@jostrander71 Жыл бұрын

F15 and F22 look great too

@WestbrookOverrated Жыл бұрын

Superhornets looks great Imo

@WestbrookOverrated Жыл бұрын

F18

@sawittwo Жыл бұрын

@@WestbrookOverrated Was about to say.

@danielecorwin Жыл бұрын

Yeah, asthetics is what wins wars...

@hottube135 8 ай бұрын

Probably the most beautifully designed fighter aircraft and the most deadly

@Mark-vs6he 7 ай бұрын

Yes it is

@camf7522 Жыл бұрын

The F16 looks so modern, it is amazing that its design goes back so far.

@stereolababy Жыл бұрын

few things designed in the 70's still look and work this well

@christopherpardell4418 6 ай бұрын

@@stereolababy…Kate Beckinsale.

@TexasNativee 9 ай бұрын

I’ve always been torn between either the F15 of the F16 for my all time favorite, both such amazing pieces of engineering.

@paulsaver8777 2 ай бұрын

You can Love em' both if you want to.🍕🌭🥪🌮

@kyledabearsfan Жыл бұрын

My uncle was a f-16 crew chief and i adored this plane growing up because of it

@265justy Жыл бұрын

It is in general... Probably the best fighter jet ever made. Versatile, fast,extremely manoverable, cost effective, massive production run, fantastic combat record and just sexy...

@abikeanditsboy3449 Жыл бұрын

For the best fighter jet ever made I'd have to go with the F-15. I can't say the F-22 because it really doesn't have much in the way of combat hours but the F-15 has an undeniable record. If you open it up to best fighter ever made I'd say the P-51 Mustang is a great candidate. I'm just not sure I'd say the F-16 is the GOAT.

@265justy Жыл бұрын

@@abikeanditsboy3449 I disagree. The F-16 is a great alrounder. And has over 80 air to air kills. The F-15 may have a few more, but it got the role in Iraq and was in the right place at the right times. The F-14 also had the role, but was in wrong places at wrong times. The F-16 can spank the Eagle anyway in a dogfight...

@Gearjammer1957 Жыл бұрын

@@abikeanditsboy3449 The F-15 is a great fighter jet. But the pilots call the F-16 the 'Viper '. Shows how lethal they think the jet is. Also, imo, it's the most beautiful fighter jet ever made.

@johnnytorino9455 Жыл бұрын

That says it all.

@Gearjammer1957 Жыл бұрын

@Phillip Banes Know the show and liked it. Still think the F-16 is the better of the two fighters.

@gordonallen9095 Жыл бұрын

The upgradeability of the avionics, and the versatility of the airframe is the reason the Viper is still a deadly fighter in spite of being in service over 40 years. In the hands of the right pilot, it can be a threat to any Air Force on the planet.

@kayliibensen387 Жыл бұрын

I love how concise this channel is. You also piece together some fantastic footage of these beautiful machines that we obsess over. The F-16 is a legendary aircraft, and I imagine will remain so for some time, with all of the upgrades it has and will received.

@yanni2112 Жыл бұрын

Me too, new Sub.

@fencer11474 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to know where is this video we see the thumbnail used to be obsessed over.

@elpobrechinitodecolombia6772 9 ай бұрын

Why don't go to the F 16 to Ucrania ? 😕 ...

@HesTNTonPMS 5 ай бұрын

I suspect the jet will be making headlines soon

@RobertGotschall Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing an F-16 on dispaly at a Nellis air show when it was first introduced. I was amazed that one of it's main advantages was that the pilot could see out of the thing.

@dogbackwards7658 Жыл бұрын

The F-16 is a military aviation masterpiece.

@kelcordeen8630 9 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

@gibu002 Жыл бұрын

There are a LOT of really sharp looking F-16's out there in the world.

@JamesBono-nv8hb 29 күн бұрын

I’m a former Navy aviator through squadrons and four aircraft carriers. 16 is a Ferrari and Porsche put in the one. Thrush weight ratio is perfect.

@billycarr7446 Жыл бұрын

I remember in the mid 80s the flight-line maintenance super frequently referred to them as lawn darts. They did crash fairly often in their early days.

@kevindondrea144 10 ай бұрын

The F-16 has been one of my favorite Military Aircraft since the 90s. If I ever get rich enough I'd love to buy one just to keep and maintain for a hobby. I'd never fly it because I don't really like heights 😁

@user-b587 9 ай бұрын

My parents used to work on these type of jets. Such a beautiful and legendary aircraft

@Togidubnus Жыл бұрын

I remember the prototype F-16 when it was revealed in 1975. It looked so futuristic then. In 2023, it still does. No mention of the XL variant here. Easily my favourite but it never went into production. I've got to admit, though, that if I was the Indian Airforce, I'd have gone for the Rafale also.

@niweshlekhak9646 3 ай бұрын

China believes in war of attritions(number > quality), so F-16 was the logical choice.

@MikiLund Жыл бұрын

Very first model had such clean lines it was a pleasure to look at 😍

@oneloveeduardo Жыл бұрын

I didn't know we had so many. Nice jets, all of them. Great video.

@TheCarsche Жыл бұрын

I am sure I echo many sentiments that you have fantastic unbeatable high quality videos. I love to watch and am extremely proud of our military men and women

@russellmiller3838 Жыл бұрын

It's probably the sexiest looking aircraft of all time, in my opinion.

@redosorio5278 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👌😌

@lilflashplays 10 ай бұрын

*F22 enters the chat*

@moonbaby6134 Жыл бұрын

When they designed the Typhoon, they looked at this and used it as a template. Great design. Held up for nearly 50: years.

@stumpusMaximus Жыл бұрын

Did not talk utter rubbish! So there’s no other delta-wing fighters out there - of course. Seriously, get a grip. The Typhoon has about 200 computers monitoring it because of the forward canards. It would crash otherwise. Also the Typhoon was built multinational with head mounted display capable of locking up targets with ASRAAM. There was also 2 seat versions. Lastly, the Typhoon has twin engine. Buggerall like a F-16 other than in your head… 🙄

@moonbaby6134 Жыл бұрын

@@stumpusMaximus I didn’t say they used the specific design of it. They used it as a template. What I mean by that is how it performed and then said w e want it to be like the F16 but better. And the typhoon doesn’t have 200 computers. It has around 70 with 4 controlling the flight side. And they are called foreplanes on typhoon. Similar to canards but it’s an English word instead of French. It was to disassociate itself from the French, who left the multi nation team. And how do I know all this. I worked on it for 7 years in the RAF.

@moonbaby6134 Жыл бұрын

@@stumpusMaximus and with regards to its HMSS that’s helmet mounted sight system, I was one of the first 4 people to be trained in it in the RAF. Any other questions you need answered about the aircraft please don’t hesitate to ask. 👍

@007thecookster Жыл бұрын

@@moonbaby6134bollox where was you based and what regiment

@moonbaby6134 Жыл бұрын

@@007thecookster you mean Sqn. 17 and 11.

@stevehorn4680 Жыл бұрын

My son has joined the AF and these are his Dawgs. They're a perfectly maintained product. 🇺🇸

@Alan-Dawson 18 күн бұрын

As a teen in the 80s, I had an Airfix F-16 and a Spitfire model hanging from wires in my bedroom. The two coolest planes ever made (for me) Sexeh!

@1stviper589 Жыл бұрын

So I've actually WORKED on the these since the very beginning and been around the world with them, we've flown out of mountains off of highways in Norway, we won the international bomb competition with this dog fighter, it's been used to blow up Iraqi nuclear plants because of its Precision bombing, trained countries from Egypt to Israel to Australia to Japan and Korea and back.. lost some friends early on till We Got Bugs worked out, even work beside the Thunderbirds. It may not be the greatest ever but it comes about as close as you can get to being able to be the" Swiss army knife jack-of-all-trades we can do everything well aircraft"as ever was built and will continue to be so for many years

@GaryClasen Жыл бұрын

Were you at Edwards AFB for the fly off

@LeonAust Жыл бұрын

Australia? Didn't know the RAAF flew F-16s

@1stviper589 Жыл бұрын

@@LeonAust no the Aussies do not fly sixteens however early on we traveled throughout the Far East to Kadena, Misawa(Japan) and Osan and Kunsan (Korea) where we do have 16s stationed and part of our group went TDY( temporary Duty) for a few weeks I believe to Perth mainly to show aircraft capability

@keirfarnum6811 Жыл бұрын

Block 70/72 promises to be a major upgrade. It’s about time it got AESA. It’s also about time the F22 got the HMCS; all our other jets have off boresight targeting capability and it’s insane that it wasn’t planned for the 22 to have it from the beginning. But the F16 has a place in my heart since I used to play Falcon 4.0. It took me years to learn how to fly that thing right and not get shot out of the sky by AAA right away. Flying fighter jets is not easy even in a sim; the real thing is exponentially harder.

@richardfewer9348 9 ай бұрын

Have you considered a vacation in Ukraine this year? I have heard it is very beautiful there this summer. The Ukraine embassy may be able to help you with that…

@jeanclaudecollin3056 Жыл бұрын

This F16 jet is Always magnificent used by 🇧🇪air force since many many years 🥰

@AmazingJayB51 Жыл бұрын

Love this channel, it reminds me of the days when I was a teen and use to watch Wings with my father in the late 80s/90s! He would’ve also love this channel too.

@mikewalsh1402 Жыл бұрын

After almost 50 years, the F-16 is still “bad ass!!!”

@jasonwright285 Жыл бұрын

We had a squadron of Dutch F-16s at Kandahar Airfield, when I was deployed there back in 2012. I went to sleep feeling safe every night! One thing I will say, they also woke me up every morning, because they were noticeably louder than the Navy F-18s we had when I first arrived, and the A-10s that came in at the end of my tour. I was always geeking out over the planes we had.

@QuantumMechanic_88 Жыл бұрын

Revamped F-16s' are a way different fighter than even a measly 10 years ago. Great video and Thanks.

@carlmaster9690 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful plane! One of my favourite fighter jets!

@swede5209 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful airplane. Long live the Fighting Falcon!

@justing42 11 ай бұрын

@@phillipbanes5484I loaded weapons on them for 6 years and NEVER heard them referred to as “Viper”.

@jimsaintamour2 Жыл бұрын

Hey Ed, awesome video!! what a great breakdown of the fantastic F-16

@ahmedshrkawy2729 10 ай бұрын

The best fighterjet ever built

@CGFIELDS Жыл бұрын

I love the F-16 ❤️

@LetsAllBeDecent 7 сағат бұрын

Still venerable. Absolutely amazing!

@44excalibur Жыл бұрын

Thank you for calling the F-16 by its proper name, the Fighting Falcon, and not by its nickname, the Viper.

@williamwilson6499 Жыл бұрын

In combat operations, it’s Viper. When the commander asked the Fires Officer what was available in the AO, the F-16 was always referred to as Viper and never Fighting Falcon. But I get your drift.

@44excalibur Жыл бұрын

@@williamwilson6499 So they used Viper in combat operations just because of Battlestar Galactica? 😂

@bobouzala Жыл бұрын

Freedom sure ain’t Free! Slava Ukraini, God Bless America and thanks for this video! 🇺🇸❤🇺🇦

@josephpacchetti5997 Жыл бұрын

An amazing and Impressive aircraft with many variations, Thanks Sam and the awesome crew of US Military News, This is definitely one of the best channels on KZfaq. 👍 🇺🇸

@kdaghoul2832 Жыл бұрын

FREEDOM🇺🇸🦅🦅

@stepanbmw Жыл бұрын

Did you say OIL🛢? You need freedom!🦅🦅🦅😄

@mehmetsoyar1422 Жыл бұрын

1damla insan sıvısı olan kırmızı damla siyah damladan daha önemsiz ve özgürlük getiriyor insan hakları canları onemli değil 😂😂😂😂

@pickashole Жыл бұрын

Freedom? 😂😂😂😂 Per capita America has the largest prison population. The America the founding farthers wanted to what you ended up with are polar opposites

@SotPSotPSotP Жыл бұрын

Democracy🧨🧨🧨

@SotPSotPSotP Жыл бұрын

CORRUPTION🎉

@jakemeyer8188 Жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention that a few upgraded QF-16 (the pilotless drone version) have been upgraded to include an AI pilot that allows it to fly and complete missions completely independently (though with the remote pilot still monitoring and able to take over at any point in accordance with international law...no one wants Terminator Hunter-Killers). The testing of these models are nearing completion.

@manuelteixeira2496 Жыл бұрын

The 4th generation of F16 is here to stay for years to come because is a cost-effective multirole fighter jet with powerful sensors and new compatibilities with other recent amunition

@paddy.7784 Ай бұрын

Recently watched a pair of F16's give a display at ' Warbirds over Wanaka 2024 ' What an impressive machine.

@alanhua Жыл бұрын

F-5's true successor for future decades with its superior outperformance, especially equipped with triple sonic air-to-surface missile independently developed here in Taiwan that is unstoppable.

@rafaelespinoza6530 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys for the last hour of our lives Amen 💕🤔💘💘

@viper341 Жыл бұрын

These machines are incredible but the most important part of them is the people who engineer them, fly them and maintain them and the military doctrine, strategies, tactics and culture that has evolved through decades of lessons learned fighting. It's the idea of freedom amd democracy they're defending that make these machines so special.

@oreticeric8730 Жыл бұрын

Viper• 🤮

@cmarnold78 Жыл бұрын

With the drone/target aircraft, how often would they actually be shooting them down?

@jwgoon Жыл бұрын

The F-16 will always be the ultimate fighter jet to me despite new ones like the F-22 or F-35 being around now.

@Nepartinis Жыл бұрын

It looks bad ass! Wings of Freedom!

@gheoman Жыл бұрын

When a F-16 Fighter is in the air in action be sure the enemy is very concerned! F16 Fighter a deadly machine!

@mohammedfarid9161 3 ай бұрын

I think the F16 is the Ferrari of Jet fighters...Beautiful just awesome looking jet fighter !!!

@raziahmedjalali6498 Жыл бұрын

Very impressive fighter aircraft.

@IamKried Жыл бұрын

I love the F-16 ❤

@stepanbmw Жыл бұрын

Wonderful jet!

@AdmiringOceanSunset-sy7ys 2 ай бұрын

The f-16 is a killer! Beyond all account's, air to ground, Lazer guided, dump, etc! Roa Aotearoa nui.

@mayobabble Жыл бұрын

Had a chance to go work on these aircraft, interesting airframe.

@maineusaMax Жыл бұрын

You can't beat this thing for versatility.

@ruzt2205 Жыл бұрын

This lovely but deadly beast is perfect match for the PAF MRF

@Sandhill1988 Жыл бұрын

What a sexy bird. I remember as a child my father taking me to see the Thunderbirds and they were flying these beautiful planes.

@stephenkellie-area51 Жыл бұрын

Best plane until the f22 but still looks great and can take on any enemy plane , great plane

Жыл бұрын

Long Live F-16 and Freedom

@FoxtrotAlpha173 Жыл бұрын

An insightful and informative video spec for Viper lovers 👍🔥🔥👌

@user-mc9vf7pd7n Ай бұрын

In the country I live we have no form of military tech such as fighter jets, drones, tanks, and nuclear subs. So one day when a fighter jet from Australia visited my country and did a fly by. The sound of the jet caused man, woman, children and even dogs taking cover in thinking it was doomsday. All hell broke loose.

@mroctober3657 Жыл бұрын

What kind of variant is the one in the thumbnail. Never seen one that shape.

@DannyMancheno Жыл бұрын

What i love about this channel is that the creators seem to genuinely care about our national defense. It’s awesome being able to learn about our capabilities in the good ol’ US of A. Can’t wait to see space force stuff 😎

@1stviper589 Жыл бұрын

I was actually in the very first F-16 operational ready wing, and you would have loved some of the crazy things that happen to us... we took the world's first electric jet that could pull 9 Gs and was the best dog fighter of its time and took it to the international bomb competition and won! The Israeli showed up at our base in the spring with six of their camouflaged tan birds to practice bombing at Wendover bombing range past Great Salt Lake just before they used their F16s to destroy those Iraqi nuclear plants. Every day was an adventure with these aircraft....

@ziauddin7948 Жыл бұрын

Super excellent engineering & technology by GE , Pratt & Whitney & Lockheed Martin # 👍👍👍 🇵🇰

@n1c98 Жыл бұрын

Because many of these military channels aren't DOD endorsed, I'm always speculative if I should subscribe. I think the information to the public isn't confidential but still gives a foundation of learning in the basics.

@fjb4932 Жыл бұрын

n.1 c, It's a no-brainer, S U B S C R I B E ! ( Don't fret so much. The Commie's Already know this stuff. ) . . .

@toxicwaste6499 Жыл бұрын

love your vids

@kiethpederson7558 Жыл бұрын

My humble opinion, best looking aircraft ever

@JohnCunningham-sy5ug Ай бұрын

It must be the most capable dog fighter of all time. Plus just good looking. 😊

@frisk151 Жыл бұрын

You are welcome for this comment... IF you or anyone actually think the F-16 is the "Ultimate Predator" you are ignorant at best.... The F-22 will kick its arse in almost every category.... I truly love the 16 Viper / Falcon.. The amount of munitions it can carry is mind boggling.

@georgesikimeti2184 Жыл бұрын

not a fair comparison,each plane is builds for a different purpose, f22 a dog fighter on steroid and f16 ,a jack of all trades.

@belaydejene3547 2 ай бұрын

I love this insane bird !!! F-16 !!!!

@markmitchell457 Жыл бұрын

All that and it's good looking too.

@Christian-fg3we 9 ай бұрын

F16 is phenomenal, but wouldnt call it the ultimate predator. The F22 would blow it out of the sky before it knew he was there

@TK199999 Жыл бұрын

I still think the rumors of Lockheed Martin reviving the F-16XL program or at least a new version of it, is true. In order to create an F-16 version of the F-15EX. Thereby giving US and its allies the ability to have missile and bomb trucks that can also function as hubs of data link systems in conjunction with fighters like F-35. Especially since being based on the F-16 means allies will need little training or changing of systems to accommodate it.

@harryparsons2750 11 ай бұрын

My favorite jet

@javedzahoor150 Жыл бұрын

Most beautiful plan ever built....

@marleyboy7732 Жыл бұрын

What do they mean by "target training" (the drone) for the last one? Do manned planes shoot these down? Or perhaps use these like using a reaper?

@Konkr420 Жыл бұрын

They use them as targets

@cemalaltin1507 Жыл бұрын

Der beste Kampfflugzeug das je gebauten wurde !!!

@renatsafiulin392 Жыл бұрын

Perfectly preserved, one of the best fighters of the 20th century. Which museum are these exhibits from?

@fignewton8690 Жыл бұрын

F-15 twice the size twice the power! My personal favorite

@RebootedMind Жыл бұрын

What an absolutely gorgeous plane. Tough decision between the f16 and a f22.

@Riiyan Жыл бұрын

That F-16 gonna getcha!

@Donato93 6 ай бұрын

One of the best fighters in the world.

@utopiachaser3545 Жыл бұрын

I like the conformal fuel tank. It looks jacked.

@rogervaldez-vi5hq Жыл бұрын

I used to live at end of runway ,at hill air force base they have fleet of f 16s it was constant roar,they could go so high you lose sight

@gogopedia Жыл бұрын

The best Medium Fighter ever.. But I'm more love with Gripen Design..

@songhengmong769 Ай бұрын

I. love F16❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@2Sage-7Poets Жыл бұрын

radar version was scaled down for affordability?

@rommelnarciza6321 Жыл бұрын

The advance F-16 unmanned is quite the real bad ass!

@badgumby9544 Жыл бұрын

I was in the USAF when they had a contest to name the F-16. They also became operational at that time, 1979. I believe the first base to get them was Hill AFB in Utah. One of, if not the, best looking planes ever built. However. I believe the F-15 was and still is superior. Even superior to the newest fighters of today. The new generation of fighters are too complicated. And are very hard to keep operational in sufficient numbers to be effective in a real war.

@georgesikimeti2184 Жыл бұрын

F15 is a purpose built jet fighter for air to air combat and dogfighting as its main arsenal ,its high manouvrebility added to its 2.4mach speed put fear amongst the adversaries,resulting in no loss in combat as of now.

@user-wm5nf5rx5w 29 күн бұрын

I am a Taiwanese. I love F16-V.

@petertuckergoettler5720 8 ай бұрын

That's One Mean Machine!

@RezzeoRtx Жыл бұрын

The education and material are very good

@thapelotatedi-qk9ko 4 ай бұрын

The QF model without pilot is is sick

@Alecbassindale-- Жыл бұрын

I love the F16....play Falcon 4.0 and you'll get why! Ps the S.E.A.D missions were my favourite 😅

@deannatheos4471 Жыл бұрын

Excellent jet.

@markcrooks8248 6 ай бұрын

The f 16 is my favorite fighter jet

@apocyldoomer Жыл бұрын

@ 4:29, since when are the ground crew, such as munitions, permitted to carry a Side Arm? I was an Asst Crew Chief on the F-4 Phantom during the early 80’s, no one on the ground crew had side arms on their person, must be nice!? Hmm. Have I missed something?