Hasegawa 1/48 F-16B Plus Fighting Falcon
Description
Scale: 1/48 Material: Plastic No. of Parts: 115Options: Crew boarding ladders included. Markings: 3 different aircraft. Additional Information: 2-seat trainer version of the F-16. |
The Fighting Falcon is a dogfighter with innovations including a frameless, bubble canopy for better visibility, side-mounted control stick to ease control while under high g-forces, and reclined seat to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot. It was also the first fighter aircraft to be deliberately built to sustain 9g turns. It is also one of the few jets with a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than one, giving the Falcon excellent acceleration.
Although the F-16's official name is "Fighting Falcon", it is known to its pilots as the "Viper", after the Battlestar Galactica starfighter.