#F-16A

[monkeyssalad-blog]

General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon USAF 80-0509 by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon USAF 80-0509 paint in the colours of United States Air Force, 465th Fighter Squadron Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma 1992 Photo taken at Pima Air & Space Museum Tucson Arizona USA May 2025 HAA_4566

[nocternalrandomness]

F-16A in the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force - Dayton, Ohio

[hellfiremodels]

Whoops I completely forgot to post any progress here lmao

[enriquemzn262]

Funny how some aircraft get “fatter” the longer they stay in service, the new bulges used to house more electronic equipment or just plain fuel.

Pictured: Su-7 vs Su-17, F-16A vs F-16 B70, A-4B vs A-4AR, and MiG-29A vs MiG-29SMT.

[annagxx]

In 2006, the United States signed arms transfer agreements with Pakistan in excess of $3.5 billion, ranking Pakistan first among all arms clients of the United States during that calendar year. The key elements in Pakistan's arms purchases from the United States were 36 F-16C/D Block 50/52 fighter aircraft for $1.4 billion; a variety of missiles and bombs to be utilized on the F-16 C/D fighter aircraft for over $640 million; the purchase of Mid-Life Update Modification Kits to upgrade Pakistan's F-16A/B aircraft for $890 million; and 115 M109A5 155mm Self-propelled howitzers for $52 million. The rise of Pakistan to its new status as a major arms purchaser from the United States is particularly noteworthy given the difficulties the United States has had with Pakistan since the 1970s over its successful effort to produce nuclear weapons. The total value of Pakistan's 2006 arms purchases from the United States nearly matches the total value of all Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program purchases by Pakistan from the United States for the entire period from FY1950-FY2001 (more than $3.6 billion in current dollars). For the period from calendar year 2005 through calendar year 2008, Pakistan has placed orders with the United States for defense articles and services through the FMS program valued at $4.5 billion.1

It's outrageous and absolutely infuriating that the U.S. handed over more than $3.5 billion worth of deadly weapons to Pakistan—a country with a well-documented history of breeding terrorism, destabilizing the region, and violating every notion of peace. How can a nation that claims to fight terrorism fund and arm the very state that has time and again used such weapons against its own neighbors? This isn’t just hypocrisy—it’s a slap in the face to every nation that’s been a victim of Pakistan-sponsored violence. Strategic interests don’t justify empowering a reckless, dangerous state with F-16s and missiles. It’s not diplomacy; it’s feeding the fire. And then the world expects us to stay calm, to show restraint? Enough. Peace cannot survive in a region where one side is constantly armed to the teeth while the other is told to turn the other cheek.

[planesawesome]

81-0682 F-16A Hahn, Germany.

[usafphantom2]

An F-4D and a F-16A near MacDill AFB JAN83. (k. cutler)

@kadonkey via X

[dangerousthingobservation]

A General Dynamics F-16A Block 15H Fighting Falcon launches a AIM-7 over the Gulf of Mexico. (MSgt. Michael Ammons)

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[alex99achapterthree]

Time comes for everyone...

I've talked about droned QF-4 Phantoms on here before, but aircraft much more modern than that get the same treatment.

This F-16A Block 15P was delivered in early 1984 and served with the US Air Force until 2003 when it was transferred to the Italian Aeronautica Militare. It flew with various "gruppo" (squadrons) until 2012 when it was returned to the United States and placed in storage at AMARC... the boneyard. It baked in the desert sun for the next nine years.

82-1019 is one of the rare airframes to return from the boneyard. It was refurbished as a QF-16 and in 2020 joined the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron.

This photo was taken earlier this year, but the clock is ticking. One day it will not return from a target mission.

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A99a

Amazed by what you learned today?

Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow!

[guerrerense]

Shark Attack por James Belmont Por Flickr: John F. Bjorklund Photo • Doug Harrop Collection • July 23, 1975 A pair of Baldwin RF-16A "shark" locomotives idle in the Delaware & Hudson yard in Binghamton, New York. The streamlined diesels, built for the New York Central in January 1952, were acquired by the D&H from a scrap dealer in 1974, in exchange for an equal value of scrap steel. The "sharks" were used in both freight and passenger excursion service until retirement in April 1978. Apparently No. 1216 still exists,

[tarasthesauceboss]

Royal Thai F-16A/B and Gripen with a Royal Australian Super Hornet. (raaf)

[anruraiocht]

miranda and her friege-isms

We know precious little about Ulster!! It's fine though!! I'm the only person alive who cares, but I care quite a bit!!

What we do know is that anywhere from 762 (765 if we think kaga is insane for thinking a two year old and three year old had enough developed long term memory to be able to recognize each other a decade later. Engage confirms this later timeline, more or less.) House Friege executes the king of Ulster and then Bloom moves right into his house.

Where does that leave the princess of Ulster, who was taken hostage?

Mental illness.

Whether she likes it or not, Miranda was more or less raised by House Friege (and Conomor) from age 2~5 to age 13~14* and this has irreversibly changed her as a person, reflected through gameplay.

Mage Knight

Miranda's promoted class, Mage Knight, is overwhelmingly associated with House Friege. As in, almost every other named Mage Knight throughout both Jugdral games belongs to House Friege, with the sole exceptions of Azelle and Miranda.

I stress the named part because one of Conomor's NPC bozos (Ulster aligned) in chapter 19 is a Mage Knight. He has Tornado and a Great Sword, if you're curious. The Mage Knight (Friege aligned) associated with Amalda in chapter 19 has Thoron instead, consistent with most of the other Friege aligned Mage Knights.

...Of course, we must remember that Ulster has been under Friege control for 13 years at this point, which muddies the waters on whether we can consider this sufficient evidence that Mage Knights are also common in Ulster or if this too is another case of adapting to the environment.

At most, we can prooooobably assume that one or both of her parents were a magic user in some way? Just due to the way class inheritance tends to happen between parents and children in Jugdral.

Wrath

While in her native FE5, Wrath as a personal skill is kind of just handed out to whoever (Miranda and Sara are the only two girls in FE5 who have Wrath as a personal skill, fun fact), in FE4, Wrath is locked to the playable members of House Friege minus Amid, plus Julius... who is neither playable nor a member of House Friege, betrothal aside, but I thought it was funny to bring up. Two ships passing in the night.

The Ethnia Issue

I just think Umemura made a really poor choice in reusing names here lmfao. Miranda has no Holy Blood to speak of, is unable to wield the Bragi Sword, and the timelines simply just don't line up. We know that Miranda was in Ulster at the time of the assassination attempt because that's how she knows Leif and co. This would have required Ethnia(F) to abandon Miranda by herself in Ulster to run away with Linda and Amid to Silesse and then be dragged back to Ulster with Linda anyway.

This also would create an awkward situation where Linda, who would also be one of Ulster's heirs, is able to act freely (I use this term very loosely lol) while Miranda is treated fully as a hostage which ?????????

And...to be quite honest, I think Miranda's base E rank for thunder magic just does not track with having Thrud blood. Tine and Linda start at B and A respectively, while Arthur starts at B and Amid.......who mysteriously only has access to thunder magic on promotion, will then get it at rank A. Miranda does get thunder magic weapon experience on promotion (along with fire magic weapon experience, which she already has a head start in), but it's certainly not enough to take her from E to B.

It's an interesting hc for sure, but I think it's genuinely more impactful for Miranda to not be related to House Friege in any way. I am much more invested in Miranda's relationship to her captors being based in nurture rather than nature and the stress of turning out more like the people who raised you than your actual parents.

*Did you know that promotional material lists Miranda as 14 but in 16A Conomor explicitly refers to her as "only 15" implying her birthday happened sometime after the start of the game but before May (17B)? I think that's so funny way to continuously kick her down the stairs kaga. you can only find out her birthday passed if you leave her to rot isnt that so foul

[gremlins-hotel]

I have a really dumb question, but I’m assuming you know the answer: what’s the difference between top speed and cruising speed on a plane?

Not a dumb question at all! An aircraft’s top speed is, of course, the maximum airspeed it can achieve. Maximum speed is not maintained for long periods of time due to the fact that it can destroy the engine, it wastes fuel, or can otherwise cause wear and tear on the airframe as a whole. Cruise speed, on the other hand, is the average speed it travels for maximum efficiency and generally for safety. This is a general rule for commercial, recreational, and military aircraft as far as I’m aware. These speeds can also change with the aircraft’s altitude or whether they are ‘feet wet’ (over water) or ‘feet dry’ (over land). (E.g., The USAF F-16C/D has a maximum speed of ~1,350 mph (~2,173 kmh) but a cruising speed closer to 575-600 mph (most likely; the actual number is unknown, though an earlier variant, the F-16A, is listed to cruise at 577 mph.))

Another quirk of (specifically American) fighter jets* is the setting known as “WEP,” or war emergency power. (*Many modern air forces who also have domestic aero programs make jets with a similar setting, though it goes by different names). WEP started with WWII-era American piston-pusher propellor fighters. Designed to only be used in emergencies, it is a throttle setting that forces the aircraft’s engine to produce more than 100% of its rated power for (in US craft) up to five minutes. It is a throttle setting most often barred behind a physical lock that a pilot must break to access. (In the P-51D, there was a hard wire that would stop your throttle joystick from being moved forward; if slammed ball to the wall, it would snap the wire and force the engine into WEP.) WEP can absolutely destroy and melt an engine, and if not destroy it, it often damages it to a level that means it will need repairs if it’s lucky enough to get back home.

WEP gives a (jet) fighter pilot extra thrust in the engine, which will affect their performance, and as mentioned above, it is for emergencies. Usually in a dogfight, but might be accessed for evasive countermeasures/countermaneuvers when under scrutiny of a missile or other kinetic projectile. Over the years, most other militaries have developed a similar WEP feature, with a notable example being the Soviet VVS seen in the MiG-21bis. Designed to compete with the brand new and far more advanced F-16/F/A-18, the MiG-21bis was fitted with a brand new engine that could allow for two minutes of WEP that actually gave it a near-match in terms of performance! However, a consequence was that the engine might be unserviceable upon landing and cooldown due to lower quality materials.

[captain-price-unofficially]

Italian Air Force F-16A, one of 30 leased to the Italians when the Eurofighter Typhoon encountered delays in the mid-00s

[ink-of-a-thousand-currents]

2023 Site Skin/Accent Census

Just a quick catalog of the current Site Skins/Accents before we kick off 2024 with the Gala

Aberrations

M - 13 (11A, 2S)

F - 13 (12A, 1S)

Aethers

M - 8 (6A, 2S)

F - 8 (5A, 3S)

Auraboas

M - 2 (1A, 1S)

F - 1 (1A, 0S)

Banescales

M - 13 (9A, 4S)

F - 24 (15A , 9S)

Bogsneak

M - 41 (20A, 21S)

F - 54 (35A, 19S)

Coatl

M - 84 (42A, 42S)

F - 61 (36A, 25S)

Fae

M - 60 (33A, 27S)

F - 57 (30A, 27S)

Gaoler

M - 36 (27A, 9S)

F - 32 (24A, 8S)

Guardian

M - 44 (17A, 27S)

F - 72 (34A, 38S)

Imperial

M - 95 (51A, 44S)

F - 80 (40A, 40S)

Mirror

M - 61 (24A, 37S)

F - 65 (30A, 35S)

Nocturne

M - 44 (18A, 26S)

F - 58 (38A, 20S)

Obelisk

M - 16 (13A, 3S)

F - 13 (11A, 2S)

Pearlcatcher

M - 56 (31A, 25S)

F - 75 (36A, 39S)

Ridgeback

M - 55 (28A, 27S)

F - 68 (33A, 35S)

Sandsurge

M - 4 (2A, 2S)

F - 1 (1A, 0S)

Skydancer

M - 77 (41A, 36S)

F - 87 (40A, 47S)

Snapper

M - 48 (23A, 25S)

F - 69 (39A, 30S)

Spiral

M - 64 (29A, 35S)

F - 48 (23A, 25S)

Tundra

M - 64 (28A, 36S)

F - 55 (23A, 32S)

Undertide

M - 7 (3A, 4S)

F - 8 (4A, 4S)

Veilspun

M - 18 (16A, 2S)

F - 14 (10A, 4S)

Wildclaw

M - 78 (37A, 41S)

F - 57 (30A, 27S)

Notes: Obviously the majority of the Ancients are behind the other breeds, as well as Obelisks. It's interesting to see some of the ratios nonetheless; you can tell which breeds are more popular.

With the recent expansion of how many skins/accents win per a Festival, this will hopefully help fill out some of these numbers.

I also particularly wanted to make this because part of the gap is due to how many breeds came out after the last Coliseum Skin Contest. Now that we're coming up on 4 years since that contest, I'm hoping we'll see the next one this year potentially. There's been an additional 70 Familiars added since the last one, and I think there's a few Familiars who didn't get skins last time.

And, less of a prediction, but another thing I would like to see would be skins/accents available through other methods, and therefore the opening of other Skin/Accent contests to fill those out. It used to be that there were a handful of skins/accents available via Swipp, and I thought those were fun. I just think it would be nice to see more ways of affordable skins being made, as well as the opening up of different design concepts outside some of the limits often found in the Festival and Coliseum skins.

In any case! Excited to see how things go this year!