USAF F-16C #88469 successfully launched the first Have-Lite (a lightweight version of the Popeye standoff precision attack missile) on 26.11.2002. Note the data link pod on Station 5 which is used to guide the weapon to the target. [USAF photo]
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on 2005-Apr-21 19:06:12 Anonymous said Philippe (phil)
What is that cover on the gun? -
on 2005-Aug-09 07:19:16 Anonymous said Dave
There is no gun! -
on 2006-Jan-20 22:13:30 Anonymous said Gun question
Most test aircraft have their guns removed to make room for additional avionics. No need for guns in a test mission... unless of course you're testing guns!
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on 2006-Aug-21 03:47:39 Anonymous said removed gun
Most of the guns (and ammo drums) were removed from the test F-16s at Edwards. Instrumentation recorders were installed in the gun-drum bay. a plate covered the muzzle port. The 16s that needed 20mm Vulcan cannon had the instrumentation installed on the centerline station instead of a fuel tank.
Aside: The test aircraft with the centerline pod-mounted instrumentation packages were MUCH easier to work on. The gun-drum mounted packages required about 100 screws and several antennas be removed for pre-and post-flights.
Crew Chief on the 16s at Eddy's Airplane Patch '88-'90, primarily -688 and -064. Retrained as a Flight Engineer on C-5s and later EC-130s.
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