Block 30 F-16C's of the Virginia ANG are equipped to operate a digital recce pod. A plan to give Block 30/32 aircraft CAS/BAI capability (redesignated F/A-16) was abandoned in January 1992. Industry-sponsored development led (for Greek and Turkish aircraft) to the integration of the AIM-7F and -7M Sparrow. In 1998, fielding of the TARS (Theater Airborne Recce System) with Block 30-equipped ANG units will begin.
Production
Manufacturing of the Block 30/32 batch began in January of 1986, with the first of 733 deliveries taking place in July of 1987. Production ended in 1989. Block 30/32 aircraft were delivered to the USAF, USNavy, Turkey, Israel, Greece, Egypt and South Korea.
Specifications
Engine: One Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofan, rated at 14,590 lb.s.t. dry and 23,770 lb.s.t. with afterburning or one General Electric F110-GE-100 turbofan, rated at 17,155 lb.s.t. dry and 28,984 lb.s.t. with afterburning.
Performance: Maximum short-endurance speed: Mach 2.02 (1333 mph) at 40,000 feet. Maximum sustained speed Mach 1.89 (1247 mph) at 40,000 feet. Tactical radius (hi-lo-hi interdiction on internal fuel with six 500-lb bombs) 360 miles. Maximum ferry range 2450 miles with maximum external fuel.
Production of the block 40/42 totals 615 airframes. Manufacturing started in 1989 as a successor of the block 30/32 airframe. It ended in the late nineties with a follow-on order from Egypt. Block 40 aircraft were delivered to the USAF, Turkey, Bahrain, Israël and Egypt. Block 42 aircraft were only delivered to the USAF.
Specifications
Engine: One Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofan, rated at 14,590 lb.s.t. dry and 23,770 lb.s.t. with afterburning or one General Electric F110-GE-100 turbofan, rated at 17,155 lb.s.t. dry and 28,984 lb.s.t. with afterburning.
Performance: Maximum short-endurance speed: Mach 2.02 (1333 mph) at 40,000 feet. Maximum sustained speed Mach 1.89 (1247 mph) at 40,000 feet. Tactical radius (hi-lo-hi interdiction on internal fuel with six 500-lb bombs) 360 miles. Maximum ferry range 2450 miles with maximum external fuel.