Cry for rare picture

I want a picture in which showed a F-16's mainwheel bay door also caries a AIM-7 Sparrow a2a missile. I've seen that picture in fact, but I need some pictures to pursuade others, so please give your hands. thanks

[edit on 13-7-2006 by emile]

emile here is a cutting from a 1978 edition of Flight magazine.

that's the YF-16 (01567) I saw earlier this year strung up at the Virginia Air & Space Centre!

www.vasc.org...

Indeed it is, I remember seeing a documentary about this. The Y/F-16 was suppsoed to do a high speed taxi? (don't remember the correct name) where it was suppsoed to go as fast as possible on the ground without actually starting to fly. Now because the wings were negative-v and top mounted (and the lack of computers) the plane took off and it took and became impossible to control. It took 30 minutes for the test pilot to get the plane safely back to the ground.

Originally posted by Figher Master FIN
Now because the wings were negative-v and top mounted (and the lack of computers) the plane took off and it took and became impossible to control. It took 30 minutes for the test pilot to get the plane safely back to the ground.

Really? Would you care to elabourate?

The wings seem pretty neutral to me and mid mounted in relation to the plane (but low mouted not considering the air intake), see here....

Yes, but your picture is an F-16 wich isn't the same thing as Y/F-16, I'am only saying what I heard on the document, so might be it isn't totally correct. I'am searching for the cideo but you have no idea how hard it is to ind pictures of the Y/F-16 on google and altavista.

Compare Y/F-17 with F-18






[edit on 13-7-2006 by Figher Master FIN]

[edit on 13-7-2006 by Figher Master FIN]

That would actually be the YF-17 but that's just splitting hairs.

Originally posted by JFrazier
That would actually be the YF-17 but that's just splitting hairs.

Totally correct, I'am getting too old for this. now wonder I couldn't find any pics. But do you get my point?

Originally posted by Figher Master FIN
Yes, but your picture is an F-16 wich isn't the same thing as Y/F-16,

Your loosing me mate.

The differences between the YF-16 (the prototype) and the F-16 (production variant) are basically zero. The YF-16 carried no weapons, which afforded it a better C of G and thus more maneourability, but the actual main characteristics of the plane, i.e. wings, fuselage and cockpit, etc. are exactly the same.

Your little pic of the YF-16 even shows the wings

Originally posted by Figher Master FIN

Compare Y/F-17 with F-18

Yeah, from those pic the only diffs are colors, dis-regarding fake payloads.

Its still a case of ones a prototype of the other.

There is a layout maybe also carries missile beside airintake which as if a US navy plan compete with F-18. Who have that layout picture?

We would need a larger picture of the Y/F-16 to be sure about the wings, yes they aren't top mounted but they might still have a couple of degrees negativ-v wich is impossible too see from a small pciture like that. The video would explain it all, I havne't found it yet but I'am still looking.

Who has pic show a Su-33 take off from carrier with load weapon?
The other picture I want is a Su-37 painted 712 series number.

Ask and you shall receive. What are you going to do with these pics?

Here is the F/A-18 not sure if this was what you wanted.

Originally posted by ISJ

Yeah, from those pic the only diffs are colors, dis-regarding fake payloads.

Its still a case of ones a prototype of the other.

There are more differences.



[edit on 15-7-2006 by Figher Master FIN]

Thank you for your zeal.
I need a pic of F-16 that should be a layout for US Navy. This pictrue is too small to see minutia. So I want a better one.

Well, this is a USA navy F-16 model, I don't think it's meant for carriers but rather for Top-Gun usage. According to Wikipedia USAN has 40 F-16. But I believe the model you are looking for is designed for carrier use?

NAVY BACKGROUND:
The Navy uses several aircraft to provide realistic air combat maneuvering training. The Naval Fighter Weapons School, commonly referred to as Top Gun, at Miramar, Calif., is a center of air-to-air combat expertise. The Navy uses the F-16N at Top Gun to teach the Navy's best fighter pilots how to become proficient at air combat maneuvering while developing and proving new air superiority tactics. The newest adversary fighters is the Navy variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F-16N. The performance characteristics of the F-16N closely match those of the latest MiG aircraft.

F-16N real size




[edit on 16-7-2006 by Figher Master FIN]

Originally posted by Figher Master FIN
But I believe the model you are looking for is designed for carrier use?

Yes that is.
So That is why I said must be pylon beside airintake.

[edit on 16-7-2006 by emile]

Originally posted by emile
Who has pic show a Su-33 take off from carrier with load weapon?
The other picture I want is a Su-37 painted 712 series number.

I am sure that I have seen those before, maybe in book, who can upload?

Yead, I did search but was unable to find anythinw ith a weaponsload, sry. I'll try to look again.

EDIT:

can you decribe the colours, might help me, thanks.

[edit on 17-7-2006 by Figher Master FIN]