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Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D Block-52 |
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FOX 2 FOX 2 !!! :
A F-16 firing AIM-9M sidewinder missile at a designated target.
The brevity code 'FOX 2' indicates launch of an Infra-red(IR) guided missile. |
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Slammer Falcons:
A F-16 formation equipped
with AIM-120 Advance Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM),
commonly known as 'Slammer' among its operators. |
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Night Falcon:
A F-16 Block52 perpares for a night sortie with a full moon in the sky. Night flying is a part of routine operational preparedness
of any squadron and each pilot has to master his/her skills in night operations as well.
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Falcons kissing the skies:
A three ship F-16 formation equipped
with AIM-9M sidewinder, Sniper pod and AMD pod. |
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Falcons in the air:
A three ship F-16 formation equipped
with AIM-9M sidewinder, Sniper pod and AIM-120-C5 AMRAAM. |
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Falcon's touchdown:
An F-16 formation prepare for landing with three external fuel stations. |
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Falcons on the skies:
A four ship F-16 formation reaching to the skies. These advanced Falcons have the world's state-of-the-art technology in its arsenal, which include Long Range Recce pods, Day/Night percision targeting pods, Electronic warfare pods, general purpose,percision guided and smart bombs. They are also equipped with beyong visual range and within visual range air-to-air missiles. |
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The Falcons:
A No.5 Sqn 'Falcons' is the second oldest squadron of PAF. It was formed on 15th August 1947, with 8 Hawker Tempest-II piston engine aircraft. Squadron was re-equipped with Fury FB-60 aircraft in early 1950s and F-86 Sabre in 1956. It was also the first receipent Mirage-IIIEP aircraft, which was inducted in 1967. Falcons had participated in Kashmir war(1947) and Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971. In June 2010, No.5 Sqn took the delivery of F-16 Block52 aircraft ending its more than 43 years old association with Mirage aircraft. |
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Falcons with CFTs :
A two ship F-16 formation equipped
with AIM-9M sidewinder, Sniper pod and Conformal Fuel Tanks. |
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Slammer operators!:
A two ship F-16 formation loaded
with AIM-120C AMRAAM. AIM-120C has an effective range of 30miles. |
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I am Pakistan's Falcon :
A two ship F-16 formation with
following weapon configuration.
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No.1 and 9 pylon - Aim-120C AMRAAM. |
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No.2 and 8 pylon - Aim-9L sidewinder |
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No.3 and 7 pylon - GBU-31(V)3/B
(2000lbs bomb with BLU109 steel penetrator warhead) |
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No.4 and 6 pylon - GBU-10 Paveway-II (2000lbs) |
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Sniper ATP on
starboard engine inlet pylon (5-R
pylon) |
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CFTs are mounted on the aircraft fuselage |
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Pilots are wearing JHMCS. |
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Deadly Head on:
Head on view of
F-16C flying over snow capped
mountains of Karakorum Range. Aircraft is loaded with fuselage mounted CFTs,
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370 gallon fuel tanks, four Acceleration Monitoring Device (AMD) and Sniper pod
mounted on starboard engine inlet pylon.
The pilot is wearing Joint Helmet
Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS). |
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Falcons for strike :
A two ship F-16 formation loaded
with GBU-31 JDAM for a strike mission. |
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F-16 Block52 Wallpaper:
Download Large Sixe(1800 X
1350) |
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Falcon on top of the world:
A F-16C flying at 30,000 ft over
Northern Punjab. |
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Falcon in night:
A
F-16D equipped with Conformal Fuel
Tanks (CFT) and Sniper Advanced Targeting pod (ATP). |
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Armed & ready:
No.5 MR Sqn's deadly looking F-16
carrying 2000lbs Mk-84 bombs and Sniper ATP mounted on starboard engine
inlet pylon.
Sniper ATP provides all weather, day and night
advance precision targeting and imaging facility to the operator. |
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F-16 Block52 starts training:
F-16C during a
training sortie. The aircraft is assigned to No.5 MR Sqn based at Jacobabad. |
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Falcons in snow :
F-16 formation battling over cold winds of Karakorum Range. |
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Falcon and Sun:
A F-16D during an evening sortie. |
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Rising with dawn:
A F-16 formation during early morning patrol. |
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Breaking the Silence:
F-16D Block52 breaking the silence of night with sound of the after burners. |
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