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  2. General Dynamics F-16XL - Wikipedia

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    The enlargements increased internal fuel capacity by 4,350 pounds (1,970 kg), or about 65%. [15] [note 6] The F-16XL could carry twice the ordnance of the F-16A and deliver it 50% farther. [26] The enlarged wing and strengthened hardpoints allowed for a highly configurable payload: [27] 16× 1,000 pounds (450 kg) wing hardpoints

  3. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon - Wikipedia

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    The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft with over 4,600 built since 1976. [4]

  4. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II - Wikipedia

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    The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...

  5. An AI-powered fighter jet took the Air Force's leader for a ...

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    The Air Force is still hampered by production delays and cost overruns in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which will cost an estimated of $1.7 trillion. Smaller and cheaper AI-controlled unmanned ...

  6. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants - Wikipedia

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    The first Lockheed DSI was flown on 11 December 1996 as part of a Technology Demonstration project. A DSI was installed on an F-16 Block 30 fighter, replacing the aircraft's original intake diverter. The modified F-16 demonstrated a maximum speed of Mach 2.0 (Mach 2.0 is the F-16's clean certified maximum speed) and handling characteristics ...

  7. Shenyang J-16 - Wikipedia

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    The Shenyang J-16, also known as Qianlong (simplified Chinese: 潜龙; traditional Chinese: 潛龍; pinyin: Qián Lóng; lit. 'Hyphalosaurus or hidden dragon') is a Chinese all-weather 4.5 generation, [2] [3] tandem-seat, twin-engine, multirole strike fighter [4] [1] built by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

  8. How much does a private jet cost? Prices by type & alternatives

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    The typical cost is between $2,000 and $14,000 per billable hour to charter a private jet. However, those prices aren’t the whole story. However, those prices aren’t the whole story.

  9. Thrust-specific fuel consumption - Wikipedia

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    The fuel consumption per mile or per kilometre is a more appropriate comparison for aircraft that travel at very different speeds. [citation needed] There also exists power-specific fuel consumption, which equals the thrust-specific fuel consumption divided by speed. It can have units of pounds per hour per horsepower.