US Fighting Falcons F-16s And Colombian Kfirs Conduct Air Formation During Relampago VI
The U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons belonging to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and Colombian Air Force Kfirs execute an aerial formation flyover over Colombia during Exercise Relampago VI.
The aerial formation flyover was performed over the skies of Rionegro in Colombia on 27th of July.
The Relampago VI is a joint Colombian-US exercise taking place in the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) theatre, focusing on methods, tactics, and procedures to improve our armed forces’ long-standing relationship.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft designed for the United States Air Force by General Dynamics (USAF). Originally intended as a day fighter for air supremacy, it developed into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Since 1976, when manufacturing began, over 4,600 planes have been produced. Although the US Air Force no longer buys them, upgraded variants are being produced for foreign clients.
The Fighting Falcon’s key features include a frameless bubble canopy for better visibility, a side-mounted control stick for easier maneuvering, an ejection seat reclined 30 degrees from vertical to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot, and the first use of a relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire flight control system that aids agility. The F-16 features an internal M61 Vulcan gun, as well as 11 mounting slots for armaments and other mission gear.
It was the world’s most common fixed-wing aircraft in military service as of 2015.
