Forum: F-16 Design & Construction

Hi everyone;

Firstly I am sorry for this easy and boring question. I need this knowledge for my project.

Here is my question: Do you know how I might be able to find out what is the dimension of F-16's horizontal tail?

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What kind of project is it that you are working on?

Which horz tail are we talking about? Block 10 and earlier or block 15 and above? I can get what you are asking about but it makes a BIG difference.

^ good point.

I am attending Aeronautical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University and this project is about dynamic analysis of F-16's horizontal tail using ansys. It can be block 40 or block 50. It doesn't matter for my project. I am intersting in basic elements and I just need basic knowledge at this grade. Thanks for your interest...

Ah...well I suggest you find some three-view drawings and scale them up.
The Block 15 stabs are common to all Blocks thereafter.

Your right Habu....dimensionally the block 15 and later stabs are the same. They have different methods of construction depending on the block however. I will get back with you tomorrow with the dimensions that you are asking for.

vector pdf file (link to my site bellow) should be helpfull - F-16C main dimensions:

http://www.gmasz.republika.pl/AIRSHOW/html/f-16.html

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Dear sir,
I would like to ask you about the value of the tail incidence angle of F-15C

mark wrote:

Your right Habu....dimensionally the block 15 and later stabs are the same. They have different methods of construction depending on the block however.

I believe the new (corrugated) construction method started with the MSIP tails on Block 15. Was there another change after that?

Forum: F-16 Design & Construction

F-16's horizontal tail dimensions ?