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From: page@uicadb.csl.uiuc.edu (Ward Page)
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Subject: Re: Cranked Arrow F-16's, Wild Weasel F-16, F-15E v F-16E.
Keywords: F-16, Cranked Arrow, Wild Weasel, F-15
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Date: 6 Jun 90 14:15:57 GMT
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From: page@uicadb.csl.uiuc.edu (Ward Page)
In article <16212@cbnews.ATT.COM> xbarton@sheoak.bcae (Ross Barton.) writes:
>
>
>The Cranked Arrow F-16 is the same in this regard.  ie.
>
>	F-16E			F-16F	(Two seater version of F-16E, or
>					 Cranked Arrow F-16)
>
>I have seen many photographs of both the single and two seat versions,
>in a variety of colour schemes, with F-16E on the single seater and
>F-16F on the two seater.

The F-16E desgnation was painted on the single seat XL as a marketing
ploy.  After GD lost the flyoff against the F-15E the Air Force told GD
to remove the disignation from the plane and to no longer refer to the
XL as the F-16E.  Even if the AF had decide to purchase the XL there
would not have been an F-16E designation.  The F-16F project was for a
single seat aircraft to fly low-level interdiction in bad weather
conditions.

The XL was a great plan but had some problems.  The plane was designed
ot carry AMRAAMs recessed into the wing roots.  It was unclear whether
or not the mussiles could be launched safely this way.  Also, the
balance was way off.  The engine was so far back that the forward missile
dummies were fill with lead to balance the plane.


Ward Page
Visual Perception Lab
University of Illinois

(formerl of General Dynamics Flight Simulation Lab)