{"product_id":"tamiya-1-48th-scale-f-16c-block-25-32-fighting-falcon","title":"Tamiya 1\/48th scale F-16C Block 25\/32 Fighting Falcon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe F-16 Fighting Falcon (commonly called \"Viper\") was manufactured from General Dynamics from 1974 to 1993, Lockheed Corporation from 1993 to 1995, and since 1995, it has been manufactured by Lockheed Martin.aft is planned to be a cornerstone of NATO and U.S.-allied air power and to operate until 2070\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF-16C\/D Block 25\u003cbr\u003eThe Block 25 F-16C first flew in June 1984 and entered USAF service in September. The aircraft version is fitted with the Westinghouse AN\/APG-68 radar and has improved precision night-attack capability. Block 25 introduced a very substantial improvement in cockpit avionics, including improved fire-control and stores management computers, an Up-Front Controls (UFC) integrated data control panel, data-transfer equipment, multifunction displays, radar altimeter, and many other changes. Block 25s were first delivered with the Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney F100-PW-200 engine and later upgraded to the Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney F100-PW-220E. With 209 Block 25 C-models and 35 D-models delivered, today the USAF's Air National Guard and Air Education and Training Command are the only remaining users of this variant. One F-16C, nicknamed the \"Lethal Lady\", had flown over 7,000 hours by April 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF-16C\/D Block 30\/32\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 30 aircraft fly in formation over South Korea, 2008\u003cbr\u003eThis was the first block of F-16s affected by the Alternative Fighter Engine project under which aircraft were fitted with the traditional Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney engines or, for the first time, the General Electric F110-GE-100. From this point on, blocks ending in \"0\" (e.g., Block 30) are powered by GE, and blocks ending in \"2\" (e.g., Block 32) are fitted with Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney engines. The first Block 30 F-16 entered service in 1987. Major differences include the carriage of the AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-88 HARM, and the AIM-120 missiles, which entered service in September 1991. From Block 30D, aircraft were fitted with larger engine air intakes (called a Modular Common Inlet Duct) for the increased-thrust GE engine. Since the Block 32 retained the Pratt and Whitney F100 engine, the smaller (normal shock inlet) was retained for those aircraft. 200 F-16C Block 30, 200 F-16D Block 30, 100 F-16C Block 32, and 133 F-16D Block 32 were built. Of these, only the early Block 30s were exported to six countries. The Block 32H\/J aircraft assigned to the USAF Thunderbird flight demonstration squadron were built in 1986 and 1987 and are some of the oldest operational F-16s in the Air Force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Air National Guard procured many upgrades for their fleet of aging block 32s including the addition of improved inertial guidance systems, improved electronic warfare suite (AN\/ALQ-213), and upgrades to carry the Northrop Grumman LITENING targeting pod. The standard Inertial Navigation Unit (INU) was first changed to a ring laser gyro, and later upgraded again to an Embedded GPS\/INS (EGI) system which combines a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver with an Inertial navigation system (INS). The EGI provided the capability to use Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and other GPS-aided munitions. This capability, in combination with the LITENING targeting pod, greatly enhanced the capabilities of this aircraft. The sum of these modifications to the baseline Block 30 is commonly known as the F-16C++ (pronounced \"plus plus\") version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tamiya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081660862846,"sku":"MMMS-THC-T61101","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/4603\/7306\/files\/105905-15655-78-1080.avif?v=1790175321","url":"https:\/\/www.mannsmodelmoments.com\/products\/tamiya-1-48th-scale-f-16c-block-25-32-fighting-falcon","provider":"Mann's Model Moments","version":"1.0","type":"link"}