Old Viper Tester Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 F-16C, USAF s/n 83-1120, the third of a trio of F-16As modified on the production line to be the first Block 30 configured jets. 83-1118, '119, and '120 all went to the F-16 Combined Test Force at Edwards as flight test jets, testing Block 30 software and radar upgrades as well as variations in ECM/ESM fit. '120 was unique in being fitted with the GE F110 engine and high angle-of-attack mission equipment. January 1989 May 1989 Over the Trona Gap in the Mojave Desert June 1991 Thanks for looking, Sven 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Thanks for more great pictures Sven, keep them coming please! What an interesting subject, I like the scheme with the Gunship grey ending further back on the fuselage, the mis-matched canopy rail, and the light leading edges on the horizontal stabilizers. Is the intake lip white? Was it standard to have double orange 'rescue' triangles below the cockpit on the right side? Thanks again Sven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Viper Tester Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 27 minutes ago, Cookenbacher said: Is the intake lip white? Yes the intake lip is white. TBH, I hadn't even noticed the second explosives warning triangle and have no idea why it is there. There is also the falcon motif behind the cockpit which disappeared by the time the 1991 photos were taken. They are tough to see, but there is wiring secured to the base of the ventral fin for strain guages in the first photo. Sven 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Lovely shots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Does any aftermarket company make a spin chute? It would make a change on a model to see this. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Viper Tester Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 On 7/31/2018 at 7:47 AM, Red Dot said: Does any aftermarket company make a spin chute? None that I'm aware of. I started making a spin chute in 1/72. Only got as far as the fuselage fittings and the quadrapod. The whole thing got put on hold when my work room flooded last year and I haven't go back to it. I made the load distribution straps and mounting plate out of beer can aluminum. I really have to rework the mounting brackets as they came out over-sized. The actual brackets on 80-0550 Sven 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Hi Sven, that looks like some good modelling there. Keep at it. sorry to hear about the flooded room. That must have been heart-breaking andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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