Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA38012F-16D Fighting Falcon "Mig Killer" 90-0778, 310th FS, Luke AF Base, June 2022
General Background
The F-16 Fighting Falcon was produced by General Dynamics who became Lockheed who then merged with Martin Marietta to become Lockheed Martin. The F-16 entered service in January 1979 as a multi-role jet fighter that evolved into an all-weather multi-role aircraft capable of sustaining 9-g turns. The F-16 is relatively inexpensive to purchase and maintain so the U.S. and 25 other countries added it to their inventory. The Fighting Falcon is referred to by its pilots as the “Viper” and will remain in USAF service until 2025.
The Aircraft
On December 27, 1992 during Operation Southern Watch F-16D 90-0778 from the 19th FS on loan to the 33rd FS was piloted by Captain Gary “Nordo” North when an Iraqi MiG-25 flew south of the NFZ. According to the UN Security Council Resolution restricting these flights Captain North shot the aircraft down. This was the first F-16 kill and the first use of an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. In 2022 this aircraft received a new paint scheme similar to the “chocolate chip cookie” pattern used on F-16C 84-1212 for one week back in 1990.
Hobby Master HA38012, F-16D Fighting Falcon "Mig Killer" 90-0778, 310th FS, 1:72
SKU: HA38012
$87.00Price
Excluding Tax
- Role: Multi-role fighterManufacturer : General Dynamics Corp. / Lockheed Martin CorpInitial Unit cost : F-16C/D, $20 million plusFirst Deployed : January 1979(F-16A)Crew : 1 x F-16C / 1 or 2 x F-16DPower Plant : F-16C/D1 x Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or1 x General Electric F110-GE-100/129Thrust : F-16C/D / 27,000 lb (12,150 kg)Length: 49 ft, 5 in (14.8 m)Wingspan 32 ft 8 in (9.8 m)Height: 16 ft (4.8 m)Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 @ altitude)Ceiling: Above 50,000 (15 km)Maximum Takeoff Weight: 37,500 lb (16,875 kg)Range: Greater than 2,425 mi (2,100 nm / 3,900 km)Combat Radius: F-16C 851.6 mi (1,370 km / 740 nm) w/ 2 x 2,000 lb bombs + 2 x AIM-9 + 1,040 U.S. gal external tanks391.3 mi (630 km / 340 nm) w/ 4 x 2,000 lb bombs + 2 x AIM-9 + 340 U.S. gal external tanks230.2 mi (370 km / 200 nm) + 2 hr. 10 min. patrol w/ 2 x AIM-7 + 2 x AIM-9 + 1,040 lb U.S. gal external tanksArmament: 1 x M-61A1 20mm multi-barrel cannon with 500 rounds1 x M-61A1 20mm multi-barrel cannon with 500 roundsExternal stations can carry up to six air-to-air missilesConventional air-to-air and air-to-surface munitionsElectronic countermeasure pods.
