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PD: Vamos a tener una fuerza aerea sobre entrenada............ pero sin aviones de combate.
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F-16 C/D Barak ofrecidos a Bulgaria y Croacia
http://www.bgnes.com/sviat/blizyk-iztok/4483098/
Lockheed Martin Completes F-16 Durability Testing Milestone
Lockheed Martin completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft at Lockheed Martin’s Full Scale Durability Test facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo: Lockheed Martin.
Data will help identify a definitive, safe extended flight hour limit for Block 40-52 F-16s
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 3, 2015 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft and is now analyzing the data to determine the durability of the aircraft beyond its original design service life of 8,000 hours.
The F-16C Block 50 was tested to 27,713 Equivalent Flight Hours (EFH) during 32 rounds of comprehensive stress tests at Lockheed Martin’s Full Scale Durability Test (FSDT) facility in Fort Worth. The airframe was then subjected to several maximum-load conditions to demonstrate that the airframe still had sufficient strength to operate within its full operational flight envelope.
The aircraft is now in the teardown inspection and fractography phase of the test program. Test data, collected over nearly two years, will be used to identify an extended, definitive flight hour limit for the venerable F-16 Fighting Falcon and demonstrate the safety and durability of the aircraft well beyond its original design service life.
The durability test results will be used to help design and verify Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) structural modifications for post-Block 40 F-16s and to support F-16 service life certification to at least 12,000 EFH. The SLEP aims to extend the service life of up to 300 F-16C/D Block 40-52 aircraft.
The SLEP and related avionics upgrades to the Air Force’s F-16C/D fleet can safely and effectively augment the current fighter force structure as U.S. and allied combat air fleets recapitalize with F-35 Lightning IIs.
“The successful completion of this phase of full-scale durability testing demonstrates that this aircraft was built to last,” said Susan Ouzts, vice president of Lockheed Martin’s F-16 program. “This should provide even more confidence to current and potential new F-16 customers that the combat-proven F-16 will continue to play a crucial role in international security. Ongoing F-16 modernization programs, notably the F-16V, will ensure that the F-16 flies, fights and wins well into the future.”
For more than 40 years, the F-16 has proven itself as the world’s most capable 4th Generation multi-role fighter, serving as the workhorse of the fighter fleet for 28 customers around the world. The F-16V, the latest F-16 configuration, includes numerous enhancements designed to keep the F-16 at the forefront of international security. Lockheed Martin successfully completed the maiden flight of the F-16V on October 16, 2015.
F-16C/D Barak
Externally, the Israeli F-16C differs from other F-16C's by having an extension to the base of its vertical stabilizer, similar to the Norwegian F-16s parachute brake compartment; however, no parachutes are used on IAF F-16s. Israeli F-16s have extensive local modifications, with different avionics fits and higher gross weights, requiring changes in the landing gear and the use of new wheels. The maximum all-up weight of an Israeli F-16 is 48,000 pounds, as compared to 42,300 pounds for a USAF Block 40 F-16C. The third batch of F-16C/D's is fitted with Elta's EL/L-8240 ECM, replacing Lockheed Martin Defense Systems' (LMDS, formerly Loral) AN/ALQ-178 Rapport III internal ECM. F-16C's appear to have larger navigation lights mountings on the intake. These most likely house electronics. The F-16C/D's ordered to compensate for the cancelled Lavi Project received Israeli ECM systems (manufactured by Elisra), and flight management computers (made by Elbit).
While the F-16B is a two seat version of the F-16A used for pilot conversion, the Israeli F-16D is completely different from the F-16C. The back seat is reserved for the F-16s Weapon System Operator, just as one can find at the F-4 Phantom. Externally, this fighter differs from other F-16D's by having a boxlike extension from the cockpit to the vertical stabilizer, referred to as a dorsal spine.
The dorsal fairing was designed, mocked up, fabricated and installed during regular routine assembly while these aircraft were on the production line in Fort Worth. At no time has IAI had anything to do with initial design, fabrication of assemblies or production installation of any dorsal assemblies. The dorsal spine is believed to accommodate Wild Weasel equipment (amongst others Elisra's SPS-3000 self-protection jammer) which detects emissions from enemy radar sites and pinpoints their locations, and specialized weapon delivery systems, such as 'smart bombs' guided using the back seat's side stick for control. The IDFAF would confirm only that this space is filled with various electronic systems.
According to the IDFAF Magazine, this version of the F-16D is much heavier than the 'standard' production F-16D's. Its empty weight is 9,525 kg, while the standard version weighs just 7,900 kg. The maximum takeoff weight was extended to 21,770 kg - 4,760 kg more than the standard version, a fact made possible by modifications made to the landing gear. The extent of the modifications called for a different (non-official) model designation, hence the Israeli F-16D was designated IF-16D. As the F-16C's in service by the IDFAF, the IF-16D is powered by a General Electric F110-GE-100 engine, with an enlarged air intake.
IDF/AF F-16D block 40 #612, showing the enlarged spine and enlarged navlight mounts on the intake. These aircraft were the first production aircraft with the dorsal spine and are supposedly used in a Wild Weasel role [IDF/AF photo]
USAF releases F-16 service life extension solicitation
The US Air Force has released a request for proposals for a contract to beef up the structures on on a subset of the Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet to keep the single-engined fighter in service for at least 30 more years.
- 21 NOVEMBER, 2017
- SOURCE: FLIGHTGLOBAL.COM
- BY: LEIGH GIANGRECO
- WASHINGTON DC
In April, the USAF authorized a plan to extend the F-16C/D model’s service life from its original 8,000 flight hours to 12,000 flight hours. A June notice increased that extension to 13,856 equivalent flight hours.
The SLEP would keep up to 300 Block 40 through Block 52 F-16s flying beyond 2048, with an option to extend the requirement to 489 F-16s.
The contract has a $403 million ceiling, according to the 20 November RFP. The USAF intends to start procuring structural modification kits in 2018, which will also be available to foreign military sales customers, the notice states.
Though original F-16 manufacturer Lockheed celebrated the approval of the SLEP programme in an April press release, the recent RFP is a small business set-aside solicitation and disqualifies Lockheed from bidding for the work.
This article has been edited for clarification to note the small business set-aside construction of this contract.
USAF SEEKS TO EXPAND F-16 LIFE-EXTENSION PROGRAM
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The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is looking to build upon its forthcoming service-life extension plan (SLEP) for its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block-40/42 and Block-50/52 fighters from 4,000 to 5,856 additional hours.
The Air Force greenlit the F-16 SLEP program in April with the aim of keeping its F-16 Block-40/42/50/52 fleet in service until 2048 by extending the fighter’s airframe life from 8,000 hours to 12,000 hours.
However, in its posting to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on June 12, the Air Force increased both the hours required from the SLEP as well as the number of F-16s from 300 to 841.
Notes & Comments:
Originally, the Air Force had intended to put its F-16s through a comprehensive upgrade – i.e. the Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES) – involving upgraded avionics and an active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar. However, it stepped away from the CAPES in 2015.
Interestingly, at the beginning of June the U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) selected Northrop Grumman to upgrade 72 of its F-16s with the AN/APG-83 AESA radar. It is not clear if USAF F-16s will undergo an AESA radar upgrade, but the expansion of the SLEP and the ANG’s upgrade program show that conditions (e.g. industry participation, airframe life extension, etc) are being made to make the upgrade route possible.
In terms of international use, the vice president of Lockheed Martin’s F-16 program Susan Ouzts said in April: “Combined with F-16 avionics modernization programs like the F-16V [and] SLEP modifications demonstrate that the [F-16] remains a highly capable and affordable 4th Generation option for [the USAF] and international F-16 customers.”
Lockheed Martin is already in the process of upgrading 300 F-16s overseas (for South Korea and Taiwan) under the F-16V program, the central element of which is the AN/APG-83 AESA radar. The company hopes to acquire another 500 upgrade orders, with Bahrain, Greece and Egypt pegged as possible markets.
Lockheed Martin’s market prospects could grow substantially if it is able to develop a SLEP for F-16 Block-25 and Block-30/32 stored at the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC). These fighters are available at low-cost, and an upgrade program involving SLEP and AN/APG-83 would transform them into viable entry-level and/or stop-gap solutions for many air forces.
Pablito...al 99% de los votantes les importa 0 las promesas sobre FFAA...En 2019, justo el año en que hay que "renovarles" el plazo fijo en las urnas. Mejor que traigan todo a fin de este año, porque de promesas electorales ya nos curaron de espanto los anteriores.
2019 mis polainas.
Y cuando llegue el momento de afrontar las papas calientes. Con què se va a combatir?Justamente a nosotros nos serviría para entrenar en ejercicios reales (no simulados por un software) en tácticas modernas en el uso de misiles BVR, DataLink, armamento Aire-Superficie guiado por varios métodos, además de ofrecer capacidades limitadas (no más limitadas que los A-4AR, y en algunos casos superiores) a la hora de defender la patria.
saludos
Los Barak se componen de dos batch:
Peace Marble II
-F-16C Block 30; Cantidad 51; Matrículas 301/398 (Random nrs) Años 1986-1987
-F-16D Block 30; Cantidad 24; Matrículas 020/088 (Random nrs) Años 1987-1988
Peace Marble III
-F-16C Block 40; Cantidad 30; Matrículas 502/558 (Random nrs) Años 1991-1993
-F-16D Block 40; Cantidad 30; Matrículas 601/687 (Random nrs) Años 1991-1993
Hola:Y cuando llegue el momento de afrontar las papas calientes. Con què se va a combatir?
Besos
Bueno, ahí cambia la cosa... no son los A/B Netz matados sino modelos C/D Barak más modernos!
Si se logra que FADeA ensamble dicho avión
De seguro que bastante más que lo que pedían por KFIR, porque son airframes con futuro y con una industria de sostenimiento masificada por todo el mundo.
Solo si estuvieran a precio de real oferta...
Y cuando llegue el momento de afrontar las papas calientes. Con què se va a combatir?
Eso porque son *********.Derru: de una buena vez por todas tenemos que comprender que para nuestros políticos es inconcebible la más mínima posibilidad de un enfrentamiento armado a futuro. Para ellos no hay ni habrá "papas" y mucho menos "calientes". No imaginan ningún conflicto y actúan en consecuencia.
Y en el caso de este gobierno es llamativo el tema porque por su formación y experiencia conocen muy bien una herramienta que se denomina Benchmarking que implica conocer en detalle los puntos fuertes de la competencia y adoptar las mejores tácticas, técnicas y estrategias para adoptarlas y así mejorar la situación propia.
Bien sabemos cómo está equipado el barrio, pero vamos a contramano y siguiendo una política que se viene aplicando desde mediados de los 80's tendiende a anular materialmente a las FFAA's. Y eso es muy llamativo -al menos a mi me tiene intrigado- que habiendo gobernado el país peronistas, radicales, una alianza y el actual gobierno se siga exactamente con la misma línea política. No es casualidad, y de eso estoy convencido.
Cosa rara es que se sostenga la cantidad de personal, más sabiendo que estamos en época de ajuste fuerte en el Estado.vamos a contramano y siguiendo una política que se viene aplicando desde mediados de los 80's tendiende a anular materialmente a las FFAA's.
Eso porque son *********.
Pero tengo la convicciòn profunda, de que un dìa nos vamos agarrar la cabeza por lo que hoy estàn haciendo.
Besos
PD: Deberian ver lo que sucede en el barrio................. e imitar
Pero tengo la convicciòn profunda, de que un dìa nos vamos agarrar la cabeza por lo que hoy estàn haciendo.
Cosa rara es que se sostenga la cantidad de personal, más sabiendo que estamos en época de ajuste fuerte en el Estado.
Lamentablemente, para revertir esta visión, va a tener que suceder algo sumamente grave.Derru: de una buena vez por todas tenemos que comprender que para nuestros políticos es inconcebible la más mínima posibilidad de un enfrentamiento armado a futuro. Para ellos no hay ni habrá "papas" y mucho menos "calientes". No imaginan ningún conflicto y actúan en consecuencia.
Y en el caso de este gobierno es llamativo el tema porque por su formación y experiencia conocen muy bien una herramienta que se denomina Benchmarking que implica conocer en detalle los puntos fuertes de la competencia y adoptar las mejores tácticas, técnicas y estrategias para adoptarlas y así mejorar la situación propia.
Bien sabemos cómo está equipado el barrio, pero vamos a contramano y siguiendo una política que se viene aplicando desde mediados de los 80's tendiende a anular materialmente a las FFAA's. Y eso es muy llamativo -al menos a mi me tiene intrigado- que habiendo gobernado el país peronistas, radicales, una alianza y el actual gobierno se siga exactamente con la misma línea política. No es casualidad, y de eso estoy convencido.