Catalogue No: | M0022 |
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Media Type: | Film |
Topic: | Aircraft, manned |
Title: | The Hot Performer (F-16 promotion) |
Company: | General Dynamics |
Division: | Fort Worth [of GD] |
Supplier: | |
Platform(s): | F-16A/B Fighting Falcon |
Date: | 1975 |
Parameters: |
Positive: Yes Colour: Yes Sound: Yes Physical Format: 7" film reel Image Format: 16mm movie film Duration: 684 seconds Ref: 21 |
Version: | Copies: | 1 |
Location: | Films Cabinet [Media Room] |
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Upbeat musical soundtrack.
The following captions appear during the film:
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John L. McLucas
Secretary of the Air Force
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F-16, Multipurpose, Multinational, Fighter
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Voice of James R. Schlesinger
Secretary of Defense
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The Hot Performer
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Agility
...Handling Quick and Precise...
...Flight Control System - Fly-By-Wire...
...Unique Bubble Canopy for Unrestricted Visibility...
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Acceleration
... Accelerates Faster than Any Existing or Known Planned Threat...
...Powered by a Single Pratt & Whitney F100 Turbofan - the Same Engine that Powers the F-15 Eagle...
...Maximum Thrust: 25,000 Pounds...
'''Speed Brakes for Effective Deceleration...
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Turn Rate
...Windup Turns to 9Gs - Without Buffet to 7Gs...
...Side-Stick Controller Contributes to Precise Control...
...Sustained High G Turns at Mach .9 & 1.2...
...30-degree Seat-Back Angle Reduces Pilot Blackout Tendencies at High Gs...
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Air Superiority
The F-16 has a close-in maneuvering air combat capability comparable to the F-15 and superior to any other fighter in the world.
...Unexcelled Dogfighter...
...Long Radius of Action - Beyond 500 Nautical Miles...
...High Persistence...
...20mm Cannon - Low Vibration Levels...
...Launch Missiles at Subsonic and Supersonic Speeds...
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Ground Attack
The F-16 can carry a greater payload over a greater distance and deliver its weapons with greater accuracy than any other multipurpose fighter in the world.
...Multiple Stores Stations...
...Payloads up to 15,000 Pounds...
...Visual Delivery Accuracy...
...Retains Self-Defense Capability...
...Speed/Agility/Size - Reduces Vulnerability...
...All Weather Capability...
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Voice of James R. Schlesinger
Secretary of Defense
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Pilots do it better
...in the F-16
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The Hot Performer
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General Dynamics
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