US NAVY adversary F-16N intake question.

[Robertone139]

Does anyone know whether these modified Blk.30E F-16C and D models already had the enlarged intake used for the GE engine?

Looking at the front side pictures they seem to lack the pinched corners of the "big mouth" intake.

[Parabat]

The F-16N  single seater had the small mouth intake with the GE engine.

[Robertone139]

Thankx Parabat.

Do you know which blk.# went to the large mouth?

Late blk.30?

[Andrew]

Scott Brown's article on Hyperscale has an excellent summary of F-16C production blocks and includes the serials which mark the changeover to the MCID (big mouth) inlet and GE engine combination (86-0262 for the F-16C, 86-0044 for the F-16D). 86-0262 is a Block 30D airframe, and 86-0044 is a Block 30C airframe.

 

Even though the USAF serials assigned to some of the F-16N production falls within this range (i.e. Bu Nos 163566 onwards), as Parabat and Scott say, all F-16N had the NSI (Normal Shock Inlet - small mouth) and GE combination.