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F-16XA SAKERFALCON
- Light Attacker -



- Sakerfalcon Picture A - Sakerfalcon Picture B -


Games Featured In:
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere


Operators:
General Resource Defense Force


Variants:
F-16XL


Weapons:
Vulcan Machine Gun
Heavy Machine Gun
Ground Missiles


Stats:

Power: 70
Attack: 35
Defense: 75
Stability: 20
Mobility: 30


Specifications:
Type: Multi-Purpose
Width: 10.43 m
Length: 16.51 m
Height: 5.36 m
Total mass: 15772 kg
Max speed: 3979 km/h
Damage Tolerance: Light


Overview:
This fictional variant of the popular F-16 series is truly one of kind. It is based off of the F-16XL test bed for new avionics and laminar flow tests in the later 20th and early 21st century. This F-16 is designed around a 'cranked arrow' delta wing design, which is proven to increase its total flight range while maintaining its natural manoeuvrability. Unlike the F-16XF, this variant is focused more on the ground attack role. Changes from the standard F-16XL are the installation of a COFFIN system, redesigned air intakes featuring a small fin on the intake and a more powerful engine enabling the plane to reach Mach 3.25.



SOURCE:
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (In-game data)


ACCREDITATION:
Antare for the screenshots
Original Article By: Solo-Wing Dixie

[Antare]

Additional info added

[Geopelia]

The sakerfalcon is the same F-16 MLU?
Anyways is my fav F-16 of the AC series

[Antare]

F-16 MLU = mid life upgrade, which was to modify existing f-16A airframes to have better capability, the USAF pulled out of this program though some european users participated in the program.

The MLU falcons arent the same since the f-16XL was envisioned as a completely new variant of the F-16 series for a strike requirement laid down way back in 1981.

OR maybe you are referring to MLU because of the XA designation in the name, where the A coud mean that GR rebuilt F-16A variant airframes to sakerfalcons.

[Demon Lord Razgriz]

I think the A stands for Attacker. Cause the name is F-16XA and the fighter F-16 is called F-16XF

[Grastens 7]

Grammar and spelling edited.

[JianDaoXiao]

F-16xA Saker Falcon Blueprints

[Antare]

Added stats pic.

[Jason]

Just a Thought, Doesn't this and the Fregata have a similar camo style? a circular desert style?

[Albireo]

Jason, on 11 March 2012 - 01:10 AM, said:

Just a Thought, Doesn't this and the Fregata have a similar camo style? a circular desert style?

Yep, the original plane that had that circular camo was the Sakerfalcon, and reused on the XL and Fregata, which is a pretty unique scheme IMO.