KAI KF-16C block 52 Fighting Falcon and Lockheed Martin F-16C block 32 ROKAF
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by Hyung-jin Yoon
Captions by Sung-hwan Byun
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Çѱ¹ °ø±ºÀÇ Á¤¿¹ ÀüÅõ±âÀÌÀÚ ÇöÀç ÁÖ·Â ÀüÅõ±â·Î ¿î¿ëÁßÀÎ KF-16ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ÇöÀç 120´ë¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¹èÄ¡°¡ ³¡³ »óÅÂÀ̸ç Ãß°¡ »ý»êÀÌ ÀÌ·ç¾îÁö°í ÀÖ´Â »óȲÀÔ´Ï´Ù. 1988³â F/A-18 ¼±Á¤ ÀÌÈÄ ´Ù½Ã °¡°ÝÀÇ »ó½Â°ú ¿©·¯ ±¹Á¦ ¿äÀÎÀÇ º¯È, ±×¸®°í ¹«¾ùº¸´Ùµµ °³·®ÇüÀÎ Block52ÇüÀÇ µîÀåÀ¸·Î 91³â 3¿ù ±âÁ¾ º¯°æÀÌ ÀÌ·ç¾îÁ® ÇöÀçÀÇ KF-16Àº ź»ýÇÏ°Ô µË´Ï´Ù. Çѱ¹ °ø±ºÀÇ KF-16C block 52ÇüÀº LANTIRNÀÇ ¿î¿ë´É·Â°ú AMRAAMÀÈ ¿î¿ë´É·ÂÀ» °¡Áö¸ç ÀüÀÚÀåºñ·Î ASPJ(AN/ALQ-165)¸¦ ³»ºÎ¿¡ ÀåÂøÇÏ¿© »ýÁ¸¼ºÀ» ³ôÀ̰í ÀÖÀ¸¸ç ÅÚ·¹´ÙÀÎ »çÀÇ AN/APX-109 IFF °³·®ÇüÀ» ÀåÂøÇÏ¿´À¸¸ç, ´ë·¹ÀÌ´õ ¹Ì»çÀÏÀÎ HARM°ú ÇÏǬ °ø´ëÇÔ ¹Ì»çÀÏ ¿î¿ë´É·ÂÀ» °¡Áý´Ï´Ù. ±×¸®°í ·¹ÀÌ´õ·Î´Â APG-68(V)5¸¦ ÀåÂøÇÏ¿© °ø´ë°ø ´É·ÂÀÌ Çâ»óµÇ¾úÀ¸¸ç ÀÌ¿¡ µû¶ó BVRÀüÅõ ´É·ÂÀÌ Çâ»óµÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. KAI KF-16C block 52 is the main fighter of the ROKAF. Based on Lockheed's F-16C block50/52, this aircraft features LANTIRN pods(AAQ-13/14), internal ASPJ(AN/ALQ-165), AN/APX-109 IFF, APG-68(V)5 Radar which makes this aircraft one of the most advanced F-16's in the world(AND Expensive!). KF-16 is a multi-role fighter which has the ability to carry AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-88 HARM, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-9, AGM-65G, etc... which makes it a very useful aircraft for the ROKAF. KAI(Korean Aircraft Industries) is responsible for the assembly and production of the KF-16. Formerly, Samsung Industries was responsible for this but after the mating of Korean Air Aircraft industries division and Samsung Industries aircraft division, Daewoo industries aircraft division into KAI, KAI became the main company to be responsible for any aircraft production here in Korea. Currently 120 KF-16C block 52 have been produced and there is a contract for 20 more which started 2 years ago. The KF-16's primary role is to intercept enemy fighters with its BVR ability. The ROKAF seems to be satisfied with their aircraft. Even after the KFX enters service ( F-15K, EF-2000, Rafale EK/DK), KF-16C will retain its Air-to-Air role because KFX will focus more on striking abilities. |
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ij³ëÇÇ ¹Ù·Î ¾Õ¿¡´Â KF-16¸¸ÀÇ Æ¯Â¡ÀÎ IFF ¾ÈÅ׳ª°¡ µé¾î°©´Ï´Ù. À̰ÍÀº Teledine/E-system»çÀÇ AN/APX-109 °³·®ÇüÀÌÁÒ. KF-16Cs have a fairing right in front of the canopy which houses the IFF antenna. This is a refined version of Teledine/E-system's AN/APX-109 |
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ij³ëÇÇ´Â ±Ý»ö ÄÚÆÃÀÌ µÇ¾î ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¾Æ·¡ µ¥ÀÌÅÍ ¸¶Å©´Â ¿µ¹® ±×´ë·Î °¡Á®¿À°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.Á¦°ø ¹ÌäÀÇ °æ°è¼±ÀÌ Àß º¸ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. The canopy glass is given a gold coat like any other modern fighter. The stencils are mostly in English. You can see the demarkation line between the upper and lower color very well in this photo. |
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KF-16Àº 2»öÀÇ Á¦°ø ¹Ìä·Î µÇ¾î ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. µ¿Ã¼ ºÎºÐÀÇ 2»ö ¹Ìä°¡ Àß ³ªÅ¸³ª ÀÖ°í Æä³Î¶óÀεµ ¼±¸íÇÏ°Ô º¸ÀÌ´Â ÆíÀÌÁÒ. KF-16s are painted in a 2 tone grey air superiority scheme. In this photo, you can see both colors and the lines between the panels. |
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±â¼öºÎ´Â ¿ø·¡ÀÇ F-16°ú Â÷À̰¡ ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù. ±â¼öÀÇ »¡°£ ĸÀº AOA indicator º¸È£¿ëÀÔ´Ï´Ù. The nose is not much different from the U.S counterpart. The red cap at the side of the radome is to protect the AOA indicator. |
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ÁÖÀÍ¿¡ ´Þ·Á ÀÖ´Â 2°³ÀÇ ·±ÃÄ ¸ðµÎ »çÀÌµå ¿ÍÀδõ ·±ÃÄ·Î Çѱ¹ °ø±ºÀº ¾Ï¶÷À» °°ÀÌ ¿î¿ëÇϹǷΠ¸ðµÎ °ø¿ë ·±Ã³(LAU-129A/A)ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ÁÖÀÍ ÇϸéÀÇ ·±Ã³´Â »çÀ̵å¿ÍÀδõ¿ëÀÇ Aero 3B·Î Station 8¿¡ ÀåÂøµË´Ï´Ù. ÁÖÀÍ ³¡´ÜÀÇ "¹Ù´Ã"µéÀº Static DischargerµéÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Both hardpoints are for sidewinders. KF-16 has AMRAAM launching capability, so the launchers are the new ones(LAU-129A/A) for both AIM-9 and AIM-120. The Sidewinder pylon right beneath the wing is Aero 3B(only AIM-9) at station 8. The small "needles" are the static dischargers. |
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·£µù±â¾îºÎ·Î Peace Bridge·Î µé¾î¿Â F-16c Block 32¿Í´Â ´Ù¸£°Ô ÈٺκÐÀº Èò»ö ±×´ë·ÎÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ·£µù±â¾î´Â ±â¾ÆÁ¤¹Ð¿¡¼ »ý»êµÇ¸ç ¼¼¼¼ÇÑ ºÎºÐ¿¡¼ ¾à°£ Â÷À̰¡ ³³´Ï´Ù. The wheels of the KF-16 is not painted in black as in the peace bridge F-16 block 32 bought around the 80's. These are Manufactured by KIA industries and as you see there are some minor differences compared to USAF versions. |
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µ¿Ã¼ Áß¾Ó ¿ÜºÎ ¿¬·áÅÊÅ©´Â 300°¶·±Â¥¸®ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Áö»ó°ú »ý°¢º¸´Ù ¸¹ÀÌ ¶³¾îÁ® ÀÖÁö ¾ÊÁÒ. This photo show the 300 Gallon centerline drop tank. As you can see, the ground clearance is very low. |
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µÚ¿¡¼ ÂïÀº »çÁøÀ¸·Î F-16 block 50ÀÌÈÄ·Î µµÀÔµÈ ¼ö³³ºÎ µµ¾îÀÇ ¹úÁö°¡ Àß º¸ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. This photo clearly shows the bulged landing gear doors present on block 50 and later machines. |
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³ëÁî±â¾î´Â ·£ÅÏ Æ÷µåÀÇ ÀåÂøÀ¸·Î À̸¦ ¹æÇØÇÏÁö ¾Ê±â À§ÇØ µµ¾î ³»ºÎ·Î À̵¿µÈ Âø·úµîÀ» Àß º¸¿©ÁÝ´Ï´Ù. ¿¡¾î ÀÎÅ×ÀÌÅ©´Â º¸È£¿ë ¸·À¸·Î ¸·Çô Àִµ¥ Çü»óÀÌ ÇöÀç ¸î ºÐµéÀÇ ¸»·Î´Â ¹Ì±ºÀÇ È®´ëÇü ÀÎÅ×ÀÌÅ©¿Í ´Ù¸£´Ù°í ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ¾ÆÁ÷ ºñ±³¸¦ ¸øÇغÁ¼ È®½ÇÇÏ°Ô ´ë´äÇϱⰡ Á» ±×·¸³×¿ä. The landing lights on the landing gear were moved to the door. This is mostly because to minimize their effects to the LATIRN pod sensors. The intake is protected with a cover so we can't tell the exact shape. There was a discussion about it's exact shape because some have the opinion that KF-16's intakes are wider than US F-16 block 50 models. I'll post an article about this when it is confirmed. |
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KF-16Àº Ç¥ÁØ ¹«ÀåÀ¸·Î 20mm ¹ßÄÆ÷¸¦ žÀçÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ÀÌ´Â ´Ù¸¥ F-16½Ã¸®Áî¿Í º°¹Ý Â÷À̰¡ ¾øÁÒ. KF-16 uses the 20mm vulcan cannon as a standard weapon. |
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¹Ì»çÀÏÀ» ¶¼¾î³½ »çÀ̵å¿ÍÀδõ/¾Ï¶÷ °ø¿ë ·±Ã³ÀÇ ¸ð½ÀÀÔ´Ï´Ù. The AMRAAM/Sidewinder(LAU-129A/A) rail in clean status. |
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À§ »çÁø°ú ºñ±³Çϱâ ÁÁÀº »çÁøÀ¸·Î 11¹øº¸´Ù Á¶±Ý ¹à°Ô ³ª¿Ô½À´Ï´Ù. Same photo like the above, but a little bit brighter which shows more detail of these hardpoints. |
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ÀüüÀûÀÎ ½Ç·ç¿§ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. A Photo of the entire plane's side view. |
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¿¡¾îºê·¹ÀÌÅ©°¡ ¿¸° »óŸ¦ ÂïÀº »çÁøÀÔ´Ï´Ù. A Photo from behind which show the airbrakes deployed. |
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F-16C block32·Î Çǽººê¸®Áö »ç¾÷À¸·Î ÃëµæµÈ ±âüÀÔ´Ï´Ù. 1987³â±îÁö ÃÑ 36´ë°¡ ÀåºñµÇ¾úÀ¸¸ç ÀÌµé ±âü´Â ÃæÁÖ±âÁö¿¡¼ ¿î¿ëµÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. This is the F-16 block32 model bought directly from the US in 1987. A total of 36 aircraft were bought. Their home base is Chung-ju. |
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±â¼öºÎ¿¡¼ º» »çÁøÀ¸·Î KF-16Àº APG-68(V)5¸¦ ¿î¿ëÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ÃÖ´ë Ž»ö°Å¸® 100km¿Í ÃßÀû°Å¸® 85km¸¦ ÀÚ¶ûÇÕ´Ï´Ù. This photo is taken from the nose. KF-16 block 52 uses the APG-68(V)5 which has a maximum seraching range of 100km and tracking range of 85km. |
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ÀÌ »çÁøÀº F-16C block32ÀÇ »çÁøÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Serial No. 85-1582)·Î¼ Çѱ¹¿¡ ÃÖÃÊ·Î ÀεµµÈ 10´ëÁß 1´ëÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ¾Æ·¡ »çÁø°ú ºñ±³Ç϶ó°í ³Ö¾îº» °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. This photos show the tail code of a F-16C block 32 bought directly from USA. The serial for this aircraft is 85-1582 which shows it to be one of the ten first F-16Cs delivered to ROKAF. Compare the serials between the Peacebridge block32s and KAI produced block 52s. |
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KF-16Àº ÃæÁÖÀÇ 19 Ç×°ø´Ü°ú ¼»êÀÇ 20Ç×°ø´Ü¿¡¼ ¿î¿ëµÇ°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ÀÌ ±âüµéÀº ÃæÁÖÀÇ 19Ç×°ø´Ü ¼Ò¼Ó±â·Î º¸¿©Áý´Ï´Ù. KF-16 are operated from Chung-ju(19th air wing) and Seosan(20th air wing) Airbase. This one is from the 19th air wing. As you see, KAI built aircraft have other serial numbers compared to above. |
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KF-16Àº Pratt&Whitney»çÀÇ F100-PW-229ÇüÀ» ÀåºñÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Ãß·ÂÀº 2¸¸9õ ÆÄ¿îµåÀÔ´Ï´Ù. KF-16 uses the Pratt&Whitney F100-PW-229 which has a maximum thrust of 29,000 lb. |
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P&W»çÀÇ F100ÀÇ ³ëÁñºÎÀÇ Å¬·ÎÁî¾÷ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. A close-up view of the P&W F100 exhaust. |
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¿£Áø ³»ºÎ »çÁøÀÔ´Ï´Ù. A inner view of the P&W F100 exhaust. |
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