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Originally Posted by bugstrider
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damn..
2 things I wonder
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Israeli F16's , I would expect those airframes have been used to within an inch of their life before they give em up.
I wonder how a contractor for profit, will deal with airframe rebuilding and checks to keep em up to spec for ACM, I mean the cost involved is not a good thing in a for profit. Will they cut corners?
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How far did they have to demil those F16's to be allowed in private use
Even if its as contractors, I would expect the M16 vulcan to have been removed. ECM bits, Link16(?)
But they still would need the radar, UHF radios and Sidewinder seekers for intercepts and ACM?
Loosing the Vulcan and some other stuff could actually bring the F16 more in line with the abilities of the YF16, smaller, lighter, more agile then a regular "fat" multirole 16
Totally slick, and on a diet... It would have better acceleration and better turn rates then a regular F16?