F-16 dimensions

[PR19_Kit]

Where is the wingspan of an F-16 (32' 8") measured from-to? Is it just the wings or outside the AIM-9 launch rails or outside the missiles themselves?

And equally where is the length (49' 5") measured from, the end of the radome or the end of the nose probe?

[perttime]

... and which measurements are correct? F-16.net gives:
Dimensions: wingspan 32 feet 9 1/2 inches, length 49 feet 3 1/2 inches, height 16 feet 8 1/2 inches, wing area 300 square feet.

.... for F-16A/B, Block 1/5/10/15/15OCU/20
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_versions_article3.html

[PR19_Kit]

Hmmm, an inch and a half is only just over 0.5 mm in 1/72 scale, which isn't too significant when scaling drawings etc.

[jcf]

From GD drawings reproduced in Detail and Scale, zero datum is the
tip of the radome excluding probe, length of 47' 7.8" measured from
zero to aft end of vertical stabilizer.

This same length is on an early GD general arrangement drawing of the F-16
in the old Aero monograph on the F-16. Wingspan without missile is given as
30', which if you run the numbers based on a ~ 24" finspan Sidewinder version
comes out to ~ 32.83' measured to the outside of the missiles.

[jcf]

[PR19_Kit]

Excellent, thanks for that JCF. 

[jcf]

De nada.