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Continuing on from our discussion of the F-16's range analyses, the JF-17's ferry range analysis has been posted at:
https://defence.pk/threads/jf-17-thunder-made-for-the-paf.398270/page-24#post-8928876
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Bismillah ir Rahman ar RaheemMission Profile III - Long-Range Interception (/Air Superiority/Fighter Escort):
F-16C Block 50/52 (19,700 pounds Aircraft Empty Weight)
Internal Fuel + Two 370 Gallon Drop Tanks + Four AIM-120 AMRAAM + Two AIM-9 Sidewinders
36,500 pounds Takeoff Weight [TOW]
12,000 pounds [6,700 liters] fuel
- 500 pounds taxi & takeoff
- 900 pounds climbout to 33,000 feet covering 50 nautical miles
- 4,300 pounds cruise 600 nautical miles
- 2,000 pounds jettison tanks, up to five minutes combat (including two minutes in afterburner) @ 20,000 feet
- 3,300 pounds climbout and cruise 600 nautical miles back to base
- 1,000 pounds reserves for 20 minutes Sea Level Loiter or 200 nautical miles Divert
600 nautical miles
General Dynamics Stated Range for YF-16/F-16A Air-Superiority Mission with Three Tanks & Four AIM-9s: 700+ nautical miles---
Jordanian F16s?????
Could not find listing for the F16 for sale, have they found a new home or what?
http://www.rjaf.mil.jo/index.php/en/organization/announcements.html
Blk52 have CFT's the rest don't. Secondly, look at the Griffin in the background.