F-16C Block 40 #88413 (31st FW CO bird) cockpit detail: port panels. [USAF photo]

External view of F-16C Block 25 simulator. The sim is being updated with real componants and will be used as a flight simulator. The seat installed is currently a mock-up. The seat barely visible to the right is a real F-16 ACES II. This equipment is on display with the AAIM museum at a recent airshow in the DFW area. [Photo by Chris Woodul]

Sep 16, 2004 · Military aviation forum since 2003, with high quality discussion focusing on the F-16, F-35 and F-22 jet fighters and the C-130. View topic - Heads Up Display (HUD) design and construction • F-16.net

Jan 17, 2007 · November 26, 2024 (by Lieven Dewitte) - The USAF has contracted Elbit to supply F-16 Block 40/42 Wide-Angle Conventional Head-Up Display (WACHUD) replacements. This is a major step in the ongoing modernization of the USAF’s legacy fighter jets, ensuring they remain mission-capable for years to come.

The configuration of LANTIRN night vision pods planned for the Dutch F-16 Midlife Update (MLU) program took flight for the first time in September 1997 aboard an advanced version of the U.S. Air Force F-16D. A Block 50 F-16, with a cockpit display virtually identical to that of the Dutch MLU aircraft, carried a LANTIRN targeting pod with ...

Specifically the Netherlands and Norway weren't eager since they already opted to replace the F-16 with the F-35 with fleet introduction starting in 2019 and F-16 phase out around 2024). Much of the updates found in tape M6.5 will be the same as tape M7. Rectification of some earlier weapon integration shortcomings

Jan 15, 2012 · Military aviation forum mainly focusing on the F-16, F-35 and F-22 jet fighters. Contains high quality discussions and has a gentle but strict moderation. View topic - Heads Up Display (HUD) design and construction - F-16 Design & Construction

Side view of the HUD of FAV F-16A block 15 #0220 at BAEL on May 4th, 2004. [Photo by Iván Peña Nesbit] Anti-glare panel of FAV F-16A block 15 #0220 at BAEL on May 4th, 2004.

Jul 6, 2005 · Military aviation forum mainly focusing on the F-16, F-35 and F-22 jet fighters. Contains high quality discussions and has a gentle but strict moderation. View topic - Phase out the HUD?

Since the F-35 has no HUD, providing virtual HUD capability has become a mandatory requirement, entailing precise head tracking and display operation near zero latency. The HMDS has been in development for five years and has recently completed all required safety of flight tests, allowing in-flight seat ejections up to 450 KEAS (knots ...