BMS F-16C/D 4.34, Flight Manual

Page: 12 / 234

T.O. BMS1F-16CM-1 BMS 4.34 Change 2.00
BMS 4.34 Dash 1
© Red Dog 2012-2019
Page: 12
1.1 THE AIRCRAFT
In BMS you have the opportunity to fly a greater variety of F-16 blocks than ever before, many of them
with country specific avionics and skins.
In the training TEs you will transition from some of the earlier blocks to more recent models with much
more advanced avionics, some of them two-seaters.
Different variants all have their own unique setup, such as support for certain weapons, built-in ECM,
different radar, updated RWR, support for conformal fuel tanks (CFT) and so on. All these versions
have their differences so in order to keep this document simple we will concentrate primarily on one
variant: the
F-16C/D block 50 with the GE-129 engine.
Aircraft weights
The Gross Weight (GW) of the BMS F-16C (including oil, pilot, two wingtip AIM-120 missiles and a full
load of 20mm ammunition is approximately 20500 lbs. With Full Internal fuel the GW is approximately
28000 lbs. The Max Take-Off weight is 42300 lbs.
Fuel Weight is 7162 lbs internally in 7 fuel tanks:
•
Left wing (± 525 lbs)
•
Right wing (± 525 lbs)
•
Two forward fuselage F1 & F2, considered as a single F tank in BMS (± 3250 lbs)
•
One aft fuselage: A (± 2810 lbs)
•
And two reserve tanks: fwd reservoir and aft reservoir, each holding ± 480 lbs.
The two reserve fuselage tanks (F & A) supply fuel directly to the engine.
The D model has a smaller front fuselage (F) fuel capacity because of the second cockpit (1890 vs
3250 lbs). Fuselage fuel is therefore 4800 lbs and full internal fuel is 5900 lbs.
The F-16 can carry 3 external fuel tanks: 2 wing tanks of 370 Gallons (2516 lbs) each and a centreline
300 Gallon tank (2040 lbs) tank.
Total fuel weight with three external tanks is thus 14234 lbs (C model). We also have the capability to
load 600 Gallon non-jettisonable wing tanks, though it is rarely done.
Conformal Fuel Tanks (if fitted) are considered part of the internal wing tanks for BMS fuel gauges.
Most of your flights will be done with a full load of internal fuel and 2 x 370 Gallon wing tanks.
The F-16 has no capability to vent fuel overboard. Air to Air Refuelling is provided through an AR port
on top of the fuselage.
The F-
16 doesn’t have a maximum landing weight. You can land the aircraft at any weight as long as
the runway is long enough to accommodate the longer landing roll.
Aircraft speeds
Max Undercarriage speed is 305 knots.
The F-16 does not have a true corner velocity. It has a corner plateau from 330 to 440 knots that
produces good turn rate based on available G according to altitude.
Manoeuvre speed is around 340 knots.