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Measured figures
F-16V C/D Block 70/72 · /15.027 m
Single source49.3 ft/15.027 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lockheed Martin F-16V Viper | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | — |
| National origin | United States[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Production plant of the Lockheed Martin in Greenville, South Carolina[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Designer | Lockheed Martin[source] | — |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Service ceiling
Single source17,300 m (56,800 ft)[source]
45,000 ft/min
Single source230 m/s (45,000 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | See users[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2019–present (serial production)[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| First flight | 2015[source] | — |
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| In service | 2021–present[source] | — |
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| Developed from | F-16 Fighting Falcon[source] | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| Maximum TOGW | 48,000 lb/21,772 kg[source] | — |
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| Optional Conformal Fuel Tanks (Right/Left) | 220 Gallon[source] | — |
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| Powerplant | 1 x GE F110-GE-129 engine for Block 70 aircraft (PW F100-PW-229 engine for Block 72 aircraft)[source] | — |
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| Engine Thrust Class | 29,000 lb/13,000 kg[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1 x M61A1 20 mm Vulcan Cannon[source] | — |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Number built | — | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2015–16[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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