#f16d

[usafphantom2]

Air Force Materiel Command KC-135 tanker 10320 refuels Edwards AFB F-16D 87-392 from the 416th Flight Test Squadron – the ‘Skulls’ – during a long mission over the Pacific Ocean near Southern California Nov. 7, 2023. The 412th Test Wing employs the F-16D in both Safety Chase and Photo Chase roles. (Air Force photo by Todd Schannuth) Todd Schannuth

@tylerRodgaway via X

[rhk111sblog]

The Philippines' Ambassador the United States (US) Jose Manuel Romualdez said recently that they plan to ask for a Long Term Loan to buy 20 brandnew F-16 Fighter Aircraft and other Defense Equipment from the US Government.

He said that they will soon be discussing the Terms of the Loan with the US. He also said that if the Deal pushes through, the F-16s will be delivered in several Batches just like the Philippines' acquisition of the S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters.

MY NOTES: Ambassador Romualdez, who actually acts more like the US’ Ambassador to the Philippines, is referring to the recent offer of the US to the Philippines of 20 F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 70/72 Fighter Aircraft that is worth Usd 5.58 billion.

That’s Php 319 billion by the Way, assuming an Exchange Rate of Php 57.17 per US Dollar. Note that the proposed Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge which is 32 km long and is set to be the longest Bridge in the Philippines cost much less than that, only Php 219 billion or around Usd 3.83 billion.

Put it another Way, the Railway Line that China helped fund and build for Laos costs about as much as these F-16 Aircraft, around Usd 6 billion. But that Railway is 414 km long, with around 75 Tunnels and 157 Bridges, and Trains that can run up to 160 kph.

So, instead of spending on our much-needed Infrastructure, we will instead borrow Money to buy such expensive Aircraft that probably won’t be able to get off the Ground if they, their Airbases and their Runways are destroyed by Chinese Missiles anyway in times of War.

When it comes to the US, we really can’t expect anything from them aside from War, War and more WAR!!! I am just shaking my Head for our beloved Philippines right now under this Bangag Administration …

SOURCES:

PH eyes possible U.S. financing to acquire 20 U.S. Fighter Jets — Envoy {Archived Link}

Bataan-Cavite Mega Bridge construction to start early or mid-2025 {Archived Link}

China-Laos Railway Project Timeline and All You Need to Know {Archived Link}

[the-book-queen]

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[askoneweirddecepticonfamily]

Hmmm....What if the seekers had other altmodes, like:

Skywarp — B-1 Lancer

Thundercracker — F16D Fighting Falcon

Blitzwing — F22 Raptor & M2 Abrams

Dirge, Ramjet and Thrust — F35A Lightning II

Sunstorm — F15EX Eagle II

Starscream — Fiat Multipla

Cindy - All good choices.

Skywarp - Not bad, but I like my wings.

Thundercracker - Cool, I can see that for me.

Blitzing - FINALLY I AM A SEEKER!!!!

Dirge - Um...

Ramjet - Yeah...

Thrust - Well...

Dirge, Ramjet and Thrust - But we would look exactly alike!!! Especially our wings!!! WE LIKE OUR WINGS!!!

Sunstorm - I am already and F-15.

Starscream - .....................................................................................................

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU ANON?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Cindy - Honey calm down, please.

Starscream - NO I WILL NOT!!! THIS ANON HATES ME!!! THEY HAVE A DAMN VENDETA AGAINST ME!!! I AM GUESSING THAT THEY HAVE TO BE MEGATRON!!! ADMIT IT!!!

YOU'RE MEGATRON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gods-blade]

F16D Block 50

[fireinhorizon]

Daily image of Barak '055' (Peace Marble II FMS F-16D Block 30 s/n 87-1708).

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[keenlen]

Classic F16C and D back to back two-ship return combo. #MotivationMonday #TheRSAF #AboveAll #OneSAF #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #MilitaryGeek #FighterPlanes #instagood #LockheedMartin #F16FightingFalcon #F16D #Viper #140SQN #Osprey #StandFirminDefence #143SQN #Phoenix #WeDare #Nikon #NikonZ9 #Nikonsg #Singapore #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_0Hm8v3x2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[marieclaire-tw-yahoopartner]

被發現是「女兒控」！畢書盡帶愛犬大方放閃坦承：最抵擋不了愛撒嬌的女生

屬於「狗狗控」的畢書盡，家裡養了3隻毛小孩，分別是老大「畢寶」、老二「公主」以及最小的「Cookie」，有趣的是7歲的公主雖然依年紀是排行老二，地位卻是家裡所有毛小孩裡最高的，原因無他，就因為她是女生，非常會撒嬌，因此最受畢書盡寵愛。

https://www.youtube.com/embed/69PsmntqAjY

帶著愛犬出席NARUKO用愛守護浪浪的公益活動，畢書盡形容公主「自然帶著撒嬌感，很『欠保護』」，平常最愛緊緊黏著Bii，就連上廁所也寸步不離。導致他現在每次呼喚公主時，聲音都會不自覺變成童音的「啾~啾~」。甚至有時抱著畢寶或Cookie時，只要公主一抗議，Bii就會立刻放下他們、轉而抱起公主，讓公主在家中地位飆升。

他分享領養公主的契機，是以前常帶著老大「畢寶」到動物醫院檢查，因緣際會看到等著被領養的公主就被迷住。對她一見鍾情的畢書盡說：「公主小時候真的很可愛，現在雖然長大了，但她在家裡坐著、看著窗外的樣子真的很優雅，很有女人味。」語氣中滿滿都是愛。

↑老大畢寶

以前因為工作忙碌，畢書盡還曾發生帶著老大「畢寶」去寵物溝通時被抱怨「爸爸都不在家」。因此現在盡量抽空，最少兩三天就會帶他們外出散步，最喜歡往「山上」跑，讓他們多多接觸大自然。

「��果有能力，就會繼續領養下去」，畢書盡最大心願就是希望家中3隻毛小孩都能健健康康，尤其是老大畢寶的腳不好，需要常到醫院檢查，讓他比較擔心。公主則沒有太大問題，但他笑說「唯一的問題就是口臭」，即便如此，畢書盡還是會照常與公主親親、一點都沒嫌棄，果然是寵女無極限。

他說每當自己心情不好時，狗狗彷彿能感應到他的心情，會圍繞著他撒嬌，是最暖心的時刻。每天睡前，他也都要輪流抱抱3隻毛小孩，親親之後才入睡。因此感情上，他認為自己也屬於「狗派」，喜歡擁抱、親親，需要溫暖，對另一半開出條件當然不免俗就是「一定要喜歡小動物的女生」。

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[bella-tw-yahoopartner]

史上最強美妝實測！25歲女發生重大車禍 眼妝大難不死，網友瘋狂追問眼線筆牌子

TEXT／Bella.tw儂儂 PHOTO／網路

美妝部落客會在各種情境下實測產品品質，證明無論上山下海妝容都不會落漆，而最近一篇實測更是在網路上爆紅，一名叫Shelby Pagan 的25歲女生發生重大車禍，身上多處部位受傷，她傷勢穩定後拍了一張自拍傳給媽媽，讓她知道自己已經沒事。照片中，Pagan臉上多處擦傷，脖子上還戴了固定器，但眼線竟然完好無缺，這張照片流出後意外掀起熱烈討論，網友紛紛追問她的眼線筆到底是什麼牌子？

超強美妝實測，Kat Von D眼線大難不死 Shelby Pagan去年六月的時候發生車禍，造成頸部拉傷、頭部撕裂傷、腦損傷以及膝蓋挫傷。Pagan被緊急送往醫院，待傷勢穩定後她傳了一張自拍照給媽媽報平安，同時也留下受傷紀錄。沒想到照片流出後，眼尖的網友發現Pagan的眼線竟然大難不死，瘋狂追問到底是哪個眼線牌子這麼厲害？

Pagan表示當時使用的是自己已經用了三年的Kat von D刺青眼線筆，她後來還去品牌的頁面留下星級評價，寫到：「這個產品真的超棒。六月二十八號那天，一個分心的駕駛以時速55公里撞上我的車，我人在車裡，車被拉到路邊，有人打電話叫道路救援。我被救護車載去急救室，在那邊待了8個小時。我的睫毛膏還有其他妝容全在過程中被我哭花，唯一例外是我的刺青眼線。我想po這張照片給你們看，這個產品持久力強，而且不管發生什麼事看起來還是很amazing。再也不買其他眼線筆了。」

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[windycityspotter]

I just really dig the darker grey paint on the F-16. The maintainers that came up with this design, the white outline of the bulldog and the blue and white tail insignia is excellent! It was good to see the @148_fw here at Nellis doing their part for #redflag22_1 #avgeek #airforce #aviationphotography #aviationlovers #planespotting #aviationgeek #aviationdaily #usaf #viper #usairforce #militaryaviation #f16 #fighterpilot #duluthmn #ang #lockheedmartin #f16fightingfalcon #f16viper #f16falcon #f16c #f16d #mnang #148fw #148thfighterwing #minnesotaairnationalguard #148thfw #minnesotaang #179fs #nellisafbase (at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cavy6pps4uM/?utm_medium=tumblr

[usafphantom2]

Family model! F-16D

@Tomcarjunkie via X

[fireinhorizon]

USAF F-15 with IDF F-15I and F-16I

[keenlen]

Fighter Friday. #Throwback to the time a nice blue helmet worn by a Viper driver caught my eye. Could this be the legendary Wessuwan Warrior? 😅🫢🫣 #TheRSAF #AboveAll #OneSAF #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #instagood #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #LockheedMartin #F16D #FightingFalcon #Viper #140SQN #Osprey #StandFirminDefence #WessuwanWarrior #Afterburners #Nikon #NikonD500 #Nikonsg #TGIF #Singapore #Thailand #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmOGwl9vzg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[phantomchrome]

1/144 Dragon CanDO USAF Combat Aircraft 1 Full Set 3pc F117 F15C F16D

[usafphantom2]

A 480FS F16D (kasischke)

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[joshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

I just played through all my old Mario Maker levels for the first game, and they’re all pretty trash because I generally centered them around gimmicks I expected you to use without actually making them required - which is a very classic blunder for a 14 year old to make when designing a Mario Maker level. Unlike many 14 year old Mario Maker level designers though, I like to think I tried to pay some attention to the aesthetics of the levels at least, none of them are pretty exactly but they look like Mario at least, no unhinged pipes or any of that bullshit.

I have one sort of okay level, which is based around Super Smash Bros Melee and actually does need you to use some of the gimmicks I’ve put into the stage design. I also used all the amiibo costumes to represent the 8 top tiers which I think was cute. If you’ve still got Mario Maker 1 and want to set up your Wii U to give it a shot, the ID is...

F16D-0000-0246-9610