Search Lights

Have been modelling AI F-16s for P3D.
Nearly up to the MLU's.

So apparently the Portugese MLU have a searchlight on the port side and the bulges from the ADF tail. B model only the searchlight.
Also found the Romanian and Danish MLU have a port searchlight, and the Greek ones a stbd searchlight?
Belgians have Rapport.

I could roll all of these into one model with the part visibitlity controlled by XML.

Are there anymore with searchlights or is there a rough guide I could use?

Thanks

Norway has a light port side - there is a database on here with photos to go through to check which ones.

Greek starboard light might be on their Block 30 only.



Rough guides to differences on F-16s for modelling:

https://www.reidairpublishing.com/books ... ab-exposed

https://www.reidairpublishing.com/books ... cd-exposed

https://www.aviation-bookshop.com/shop/ ... ng-falcon/

The searchlight was introduced by Norway, who has it on the left side as >Basher says. However during the MLU update, most if not all MLU'ed european Vipers got it too. That's how Denmark and Portugal ended up with them. Romania is ex-Portugeese AF jets so they have it too.
The Greeks correctly carry these - but only on the block 30's and on the right as opposed to the left for others.

Thanks guys.

Think the best way would be to look for a string in the aircraft title as there are so many individual countries.

Final two questions if I may ....

1) Why do the Portugese F-16A MLU have the ADF tail bulges?
2) Does all the Belgian MLU have RAPPORT?

Cheers

You have ABCDEF models, Blocks, mini blocks, different versions for each different country and different upgrades to all of those - all the best with that.


1. Only the first batch (Peace Atlantis I ) had the bumps it seems in the tail and they were manufactured to similar requirements to the USAF ADF but without the 2 sets of bird slicers - see here:
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article16.html


2. You mean Carapace - might have been all with the antenna but check the photographs in the database - also read here: http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article2.html

Thanks for the info.

To try and reduce the amount of different models for the A and B's, going with

F-16A or B MLU - All LAU air-to-air pylons, later hud, bird slicers (all default).
MLU - Optional via title
a) - Searchlight for european ones
b) - Bulges for appropriate Portugese ones.

Probably a dedicated Belgian MLU with Carapace.

I know they won't be 100% accurate, but I could be at it for years doing dedicated ones for each country.

The C and D's open up another can of worms LOL.