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F-16s Pilots Use New Sensors to Max Out Human Performance...

US Air Force F-16 pilots are testing out new sensors that could help maximize their performance and avoid deadly accidents while flying fast under heavy G-forces and stressful conditions.

Developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Integrated Cockpit Sensing (ICS) system measures a pilot’s blood oxygen levels, heart rate, breathing rate, skin temperature, and other markers that show how their bodies are faring in flight. F-16 pilots from the Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS) at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and the 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron and 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. took the system for a spin in a series of tests from January to March.

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Iraq is to equip its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52M Fighting Falcon combat aircraft with the L3Harris AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) electronic warfare (EW) system, the US Department of Defense (DoD) disclosed on 22 April.

The AIDEWS comes in both an AN/ALQ-211(V)4 integrated and an AN/ALQ-211(V)9 podded configuration, with the newer Block 52 and above aircraft of operators such as the IqAF having the internal space needed for integration, while older block aircraft do not and therefore, require the podded system.

The IqAF fields 24 single-seat F-16C and 10 twin-seat F-16D aircraft, deliveries of which commenced in 2014.
 
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Singapore F-16 crashes at Tengah Air Base...

On 8 May 2024, at 1235hrs, a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16 experienced an issue during take-off and the pilot responded in accordance with emergency procedures.

The pilot successfully ejected and the plane crashed thereafter within Tengah Air Base. The pilot is conscious and able to walk. He is receiving medical attention and no other personnel are hurt.

Update on the RSAF's F-16 Crash at Tengah Air Base

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) pilot who was involved in the F-16 crash at Tengah Air Base on 8 May 2024 is conscious and stable. He has undergone a full medical examination, which revealed no major injuries.
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Update 2 to the RSAF's F-16 Crash at Tengah Air Base

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will continue with the temporary suspension of training flights for its F-16 fleet, until investigation shows that it is safe to resume. The RSAF has retrieved the incident aircraft's flight data recorder and is working closely with the manufacturer of...
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Taiwan Air Force F-16 Fires An AGM-65 Maverick On Island Target During Firing Drills...

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Taiwan Air Force F-16 Fires An AGM-65 Maverick On Island Target During Firing Drills

The missile is used for close-range precision strikes on tactical targets like combat vehicles, fortified bunkers and artillery positions. Amid rising
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Singapore F-16 crashes at Tengah Air Base...

On 8 May 2024, at 1235hrs, a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16 experienced an issue during take-off and the pilot responded in accordance with emergency procedures.

The pilot successfully ejected and the plane crashed thereafter within Tengah Air Base. The pilot is conscious and able to walk. He is receiving medical attention and no other personnel are hurt.

Update on the RSAF's F-16 Crash at Tengah Air Base

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) pilot who was involved in the F-16 crash at Tengah Air Base on 8 May 2024 is conscious and stable. He has undergone a full medical examination, which revealed no major injuries.
www.mindef.gov.sg www.mindef.gov.sg

Update 2 to the RSAF's F-16 Crash at Tengah Air Base

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will continue with the temporary suspension of training flights for its F-16 fleet, until investigation shows that it is safe to resume. The RSAF has retrieved the incident aircraft's flight data recorder and is working closely with the manufacturer of...
www.mindef.gov.sg www.mindef.gov.sg
Kattints ide a kinyitáshoz...

Singapore is investigating the crash of a Lockheed Martin F-16 on 8 May, its first fighter crash in two decades...
 
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Mondjuk érdekes lett volna, ha az orrkúpot is lefestik, csak gondolom nem akartak szarozni a dielektrikus panel lefestsésével, mert ahhoz egyrészt másfajta festék kellene, másrészt meg nem akarták utólag pucolni, mikor majd a gépről lekerül ez a festék.
 
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Singapore is investigating the crash of a Lockheed Martin F-16 on 8 May, its first fighter crash in two decades...
Kattints ide a kinyitáshoz...

Pitch rate gyroscopes faulted in Singapore F-16 crash...

Lockheed Martin and the Republic of Singapore Air Force have determined that bad inputs from pitch rate gyroscopes caused the crash of an F-16 on 8 May.

The defence ministry notes that the F-16 is fitted with four pitch rate gyroscopes, and that a “simultaneous failure of the gyroscopes is a very rare occurrence.” This is the first such incident Singapore has experienced in its 35 years operating the type.

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Pitch rate gyroscopes faulted in Singapore F-16 crash

Lockheed Martin and the Republic of Singapore Air Force have determined that bad inputs from pitch rate gyroscopes caused the crash of an F-16 on 8 May.
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