The F-16 Agile Falcon variant precursor to the Mitsubishi F-2
Posted By RichC on July 21, 2021
My brother Ron spent his career as a civilian with the USAF and much of it was spent year working with F-16 modifications. He was a cog in the bureaucratic gears dealing with the many upgrades and decade long modification cycles.
I saw this 60/40 international joint partnership model in a photo discussed by my aviation friends who debated the Mitsubishi F-2 derived from the F-16 Agile Falcon variant proposed by General Dynamics in 1984. It featured a 25% larger wing, upgraded engine and some already planned MSIP IV improvements for the basic F-16. Unsuccessfully offered as a low-cost alternative for the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition, some of its capabilities were incorporated into the F-16C/D Block 40, and the Agile Falcon would serve as the basis for developing Japan’s Mitsubishi F-2 fighter.
BUT really I just liked the photo … and this one too …
Whoa. One of these things is not like the other. Who knows why? #GE9X #aviation #avgeek pic.twitter.com/Z6B86j4bc3
— GE Aviation (@GEAviation) July 19, 2021
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