Table 6.3. Descriptive Parameters for an Early F-16A and an F-16C
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Item
|
Early F-16A
|
F-16C
|
Wing:
|
|
|
S, ft2
|
300
|
300
|
croot, ft
|
16.5
|
16.5
|
ctip, ft
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
b, ft
|
30 (no missiles or rails)
|
30 (no missiles or rails)
|
x of root chord leading edge, ft
|
0
(20 ft aft of fuselage nose)
|
0
(20 ft aft of fuselage nose)
|
LE, degrees
|
40
|
40
|
Stabilator:
|
|
|
St, ft2
|
108
|
135
|
croot, ft
|
10
|
11
|
ctip, ft
|
2
|
3
|
b, ft
|
18
|
18
|
x of root chord
leading edge, ft
|
17.5
|
17
|
LE, degrees
|
40
|
40
|
Strake (exposed)
|
|
|
Sstrake, ft2
|
20
|
20
|
croot, ft
|
9.6
|
9.6
|
ctip, ft
|
0
|
0
|
b, ft
|
2
|
2
|
x of root chord
leading edge, ft
|
-8
|
-8
|
LE, degrees (avg.)
|
80
|
80
|
Fuselage
|
|
|
lf
|
48.5
|
48.5
|
wf
|
5
|
5
|
Whole Airplane
|
|
|
(relative to M.A.C.)
|
.35
|
.35
|
Adding the effect of the strake:
strake = ctip / croot = 0 ft /9.6 ft = 0
= 6.4 ft
= 0.33 ft
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