What is F16 top speed?

Answer 1

The top speed of a F-16 is very close to the F-15 eagle and averages Mach 2.3 without any weapons loaded. I have seen various in-correct answers to this question. The speed of sound does vary according to the altitude and barometric pressure. So basically the lower you fly the more air resistance your fighter will encounter. Jane's Military specs. rate the F-16 C (Which is the last upgraded model) at a maximum top speed of Mach 2.3 and can hold that speed for only a short time before running out of fuel. Also the F-16 C is the first fly by wire fighter ever produced and beat out the YF-17 in several fly offs to become the first single engine fighter selected by the air force since the F-104 Starfighter back in the early 60's. The YF-17 became the F-18 Hornet as a Navy fighter a few years later. The F-16's fly by wire system was a complete replacement of old cable systems and uses smaller independent motors to move the wings flaps, rudder, and front flaps. The F-16 was also the first fighter to have a single all glass bubble canopy and a tilted chair for the pilot. It also is the first fighter to have a right mounted stick, instead of the center mounted stick found in all other fighters. It can also pull more G's than any other fighter allowing it to out turn enemy fighters. The F-16 has a very high landing speed and requires the pilot to use a process called Aerobraking when landing to burn off speed without the use of a chute. It's considered the Porch's of all fighters and the cockpit is ergonomically designed with the pilots comfort and ease of reading all instrument's in mind. First built back in the late 70's the F-16 has been around quite some time but through upgrades still holds it's own in dogfighting capabilities. It also has a maximum flight ceiling of 60,000 feet.