F-16s on a practice air defense scramble mission with live weapons at March ARB.

Jul 29, 2015 · In full afterburner at low altitudes, the F-16 can burn in excess of 64,000 pounds an hour. At full throttle, a U.S.-variant F-16 with maximum external fuel stores has about 20 …

Jan 6, 2021 · There are five rings in the back of the engine that make up the afterburner. Each ring has hundreds of holes, through which fuel is sprayed at high pressure and then ignited.

May 30, 2022 · F-16C Fighting Falcon, F-15E Strike Eagle, and F-15B Eagle fighter jets perform an afterburner run. An afterburner run is performed when the engine is replaced. Before taking …

Jun 23, 2016 · In this video, you’ll see one of the few afterburner tests we found on the internet. This particular test took place at Kjevik Air Base in Norway. The boys there were testing the …

Oct 31, 2022 · The afterburner process injects additional fuel into the engine, which is sprayed at high pressure through these holes and then ignited, producing 23,000 to 29,000 pounds of …

Mar 31, 2018 · The F-16 at full military power and low altitudes burns about 8000 pounds of fuel an hour, which with a full droptank configuration gives it about 2 hours’ flight time.

Mar 6, 2025 · Hourly Fuel Cost of an F-16 With and Without Afterburner. The baseline operational cost of an F-16 in standard flight is approximately $22,514 per hour, with fuel alone …

Mar 8, 2024 · If you’ve seen an F-16 fighter jet in flight, you’ve seen nothing yet – this afterburner takeoff is so powerful it’s like nothing you’ve seen before. These aircraft are on a practice air …

May 5, 2021 · This afterburner-augmented aircraft produces noise levels rising above two hundred decibels while operating in full afterburner. In comparison, a typical rock concert …