F-16 slid off the runway in Bodø

F-16 F-35F-16 & one F-35 in formation Flght. Photo: Martin Mellquist / Forsvaret

F-16 slid off the runway in Bodø

An F-16 fighter plane slid off the runway at Bodø airport in Nordland on Saturday, reports the Armed Forces.

 

– That is correct. It was incredibly slippery on the runway and the plane slid off, says the press officer at the Armed Forces operating headquarters (FOH) to Avisa Nordland.

It is currently unclear whether the incident caused material damage to the aircraft, but there are no indications of this.

– As a precaution the plane was towed back to the hangar. It was then checked for damage, but for now it does not look like the plane was damaged, says Petersen.

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

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The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine supersonic multi role fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multi role aircraft. Over 4,500 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976. Although no longer being purchased by the U.S. Air Force, improved versions are still being built for export customers. In 1993, General Dynamics sold its aircraft manufacturing business to the Lockheed Corporation, which in turn became part of Lockheed Martin after a 1995 merger with Martin Marietta.

The Fighting Falcon’s key features include a frameless bubble canopy for better visibility, side-mounted control stick to ease control while maneuvering, a seat reclined 30 degrees 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 which helps to make it a nimble aircraft. The F-16 has an internal M61 Vulcan cannon and 11 locations for mounting weapons and other mission equipment. The F-16’s official name is “Fighting Falcon”, but “Viper” is commonly used by its pilots and crews, due to a perceived resemblance to a viper snake as well as the Colonial Viper starfighter on Battlestar Galactica.

In addition to active duty for U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, and Air National Guard units, the aircraft is also used by the USAF aerial demonstration team, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, and as an adversary/aggressor aircraft by the United States Navy. The F-16 has also been procured to serve in the air forces of 25 other nations. As of 2015, it is the world’s most numerous fixed-wing aircraft in military service.

 

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