It is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney or General Electric turbofan engine, which, with afterburning, can generate 23,000 to 29,000 pounds (102 to 130 kilonewtons) of thrust, accelerating the aircraft to more than twice the speed of sound.Many foreign nations, including Belgium, Denmark, Turkey, Egypt and Israel, have purchased the F-16.

• Maximum speed: 1,345 mph.
• Cruising speed: 577 mph.
• Range: 1,407 miles.
• Ceiling: 55,000 ft.
• Span: 32 ft. 10 in.
• Length: 49 ft. 6 in.
• Height: 16 ft. 5 in.
• Weight: 29,896 lbs. loaded.

Powerplant: 1 Pratt & Whitney F100-PW220 after-burning turbofan. Horsepower: 14,590 lbs. thrust – 23,770 lbs.

What is the thrust to weight ratio of the F16 : 1.096
Aircraft

Vehicle	thrust-weight ratio	Notes
Mikoyan MiG-29	1.09	Full internal fuel, 4 AAMs
Lockheed Martin F-22	>1.09 (1.26 with loaded weight and 50% fuel)
General Dynamics F-16	1.096 (1.24 with loaded weight & 50% fuel)
Hawker Siddeley Harrier	1.1	VTOL

Which is better, F35 or F-16

Maneuverability F-35 the F-35 is not designed for extreme agility and dogfighting in the traditional. Sense its strength lies in its stealth sensors. And ability to operate in a networked environment

Is F-16 supersonic : 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).

Maneuverability F-35 the F-35 is not designed for extreme agility and dogfighting in the traditional. Sense its strength lies in its stealth sensors. And ability to operate in a networked environment

Mach 10 represents an object's speed compared to the speed of sound, which is about 760 mph at sea level. Achieving Mach 10 speed is scientifically improbable for a manned aircraft, as the human body can't withstand the acceleration and G-force required.

Has an F-16 lost a dogfight

The Fighting Falcon has accumulated 72 air-to-air kills with no air-to-air losses except for one fratricide loss by the Pakistani Air Force when an AIM-9L switched-lock onto a wingman. Engagements and Kills were recorded throughout more than 30,000 world-wide air-to-air and air-to-ground combat sorties.While the F-16 has an advantage above 200 knots speed, the MiG-29 has incredible nose-pointing capability down to 100 knots. Some term the MiG-29's turn performance as so “splendid” that it can turn and fight in the phone booth. F-16 scored very high on external visibility.Only the USAF has lost F-16s in combat with 4 officially recorded as of today.

At Mach 1, the F-16 gains positive stability because of aerodynamic changes. To counter the tendency to depart from controlled flight and avoid the need for constant trim inputs by the pilot, the F-16 has a quadruplex (four-channel) fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control system (FLCS).

Can the F-15 hit Mach 3 : A Boeing F-15 is still quite fast, but not nearly Mach 3, the company's program manager said on Feb. 23, correcting a previous statement. “Mach 2.497 is what we can get out of the Eagle jet and that's close to [Mach] 2.5, but it's not close to Mach 3,” Rob Novotny said on LinkedIn.

Is MiG-29 better than F-16 : While the F-16 has an advantage above 200 knots speed, the MiG-29 has incredible nose-pointing capability down to 100 knots. Some term the MiG-29's turn performance as so “splendid” that it can turn and fight in the phone booth. F-16 scored very high on external visibility.

Has Mach 20 been achieved

The technological demonstrator Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) first flew on 22 April 2010; the second test flew 11 August 2011 reaching Mach 20.

X-43A research vehicle

During its third and final flight – at nearly Mach 10 – the X-43A research vehicle flew at approximately 7,000 mph at 110,000 feet altitude, setting the current world speed record for an air-breathing vehicle.Citing certain findings from an actual test, multiple news reports said results showed an F-16 actually “out-performed” an F-35 in a dogfight.

Is Su-27 better than F-16 : According to Mr. Khataliev, the Su-27 outperforms the F-16 in terms of thrust-to-weight ratio. The expert also emphasizes that the Russian aircraft has much better strike capabilities than its American competitor.