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Pit Viper

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This is an alternative F-16E, shown as it might appear in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. This is not the Block 60 "Desert Falcon" of late, but what we might have if the F-16XL had won the Enhanced Tactical Fighter competition instead of the F-15E Strike Eagle.

I regret the low resolution; I originally planned on speedpainting this, but I just couldn't suppress my attention to detail.

The name is based on the F-16's unofficial nickname of "Viper," relating its infrared targeting capability to the heat-sensing predatory animal.
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Have you ever tried using a cropped triple delta wing glove canards super estol/fowler flaps ride control vanes 2 supersonic electric motors (General Electric F185-GE-100 same size as the J-85 turbojet with 9900 to 88,000lbs of thrust each driving 2 thrust reversers a simple compact & extremely robust wide track undercarriage an armored unobstructed 360 degree bubble canopy & a conventional empennage working together as a lift generator designed to have an extremely short take off & landing distance of less than 100 feet in an air superiority fighter with a fuel fraction of 80% of empty combat & maximum take off weight please? That would be a great concept