the MDman Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) In March 1981 the USAF announced the ETF program to replace the F-111. McDonnell Douglas entered the competition with the F-15E, a modified F-15D. General Dynamics summited the competition with a heavily altered F-16, the F-16XL. The F-15 was the favourable aircraft for a long time, two engines and a bigger payload. But when General Dynamics refitted their F-16XL late 1984 with the new General Electric F110 engine, super cruise suddenly came into reach. With the new and uncertain adversaries on the other side of the iron curtain, the mystic MiG-29 and Su-27, this feature made the F-16XL the winner of the competition. The F-16E Strike Falcon came into service in June 1988 and 540 where produced. It is still in service with the USAF, Israel and Australia. Edited November 13, 2017 by the MDman Title ;-) 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Love what you have done there. Great finish ... and a punchy weapon load too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Oooohh ...I’ve been wanting one if these for awhile Great looking model 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Great imagination, and beautiful execution. Bravo! Best regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Now that looks really good, would love to have these at Lakenheath! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the MDman Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 On 25-11-2017 at 5:44 PM, F-32 said: Now that looks really good, would love to have these at Lakenheath! Well, it could have been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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