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Posted: 10/28/2009 10:30:17 AM EDT
On the closest wing tip.

Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:30:59 AM EDT
[#1]
weather balloon.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:31:19 AM EDT
[#2]
Its a data link pod, dont ask any more questions about it

info link
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:31:47 AM EDT
[#3]
It's the "Whistle Tip"!!



It goes "Woo woo woo!"

Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:32:15 AM EDT
[#4]
Google "ACMI pod."  
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:32:35 AM EDT
[#5]
Flare or smoke pod maybe?
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:32:41 AM EDT
[#6]
Rectum P-87 destroyer.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:32:51 AM EDT
[#7]
Harpoon for anti whale warfare

or a really big ball point pen
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:33:35 AM EDT
[#8]
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:33:57 AM EDT
[#9]



Quoted:


It's the "Whistle Tip"!!



It goes "Woo woo woo!"









 
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:33:57 AM EDT
[#10]
it's a new surefire light that costs $87 million to light up your target at 45 degree angles
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:35:35 AM EDT
[#11]
I don't know but I think it has a LaRue Mount.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:35:39 AM EDT
[#12]
shoulder thingy that goes up
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:35:55 AM EDT
[#13]
'zoot' technology
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:36:46 AM EDT
[#14]

Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:36:51 AM EDT
[#15]
Lawn Dart
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:37:17 AM EDT
[#16]




Quoted:

It's the "Whistle Tip"!!



It goes "Woo woo woo!"



It's like an alarm clock! You supposed to be cookin breakfast in the mornin!

Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:37:34 AM EDT
[#17]
It's the new and improved "Air Blade at 45" with adrenaline dump POD making its debute from Raytheon Corp.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:39:37 AM EDT
[#18]
Asymetric thrust device for "quick turns"
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:41:21 AM EDT
[#19]
Al Pacino's gun.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:41:51 AM EDT
[#20]
Large anal probe being shipped to Washington DC, I think I see Barney Franks name on it....
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:42:39 AM EDT
[#21]
Its a Possum Detector.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:43:07 AM EDT
[#22]



Quoted:


'zoot' technology


You rang?




 
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:43:46 AM EDT
[#23]
I want to know why the hell it says NAVY on a F16
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:45:15 AM EDT
[#24]
Quoted:
Rectum P-87 destroyer.


Rect 'em, shit. Damned near kilt 'em!
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:47:30 AM EDT
[#25]
Quoted:
Rectum P-87 destroyer.


So we are probing aliens back?

Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:47:48 AM EDT
[#26]
AIM-7 assembled on a Friday afternoon prior to a holiday weekend by union workers.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:49:17 AM EDT
[#27]
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:52:43 AM EDT
[#28]
Quoted:
Rectum P-87 destroyer.


Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:54:43 AM EDT
[#29]
Quoted:
I want to know why the hell it says NAVY on a F16


Navy has (had?) some F-16s for use as aggressors.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 10:59:38 AM EDT
[#30]



Quoted:


I want to know why the hell it says NAVY on a F16


They bought a few as aggressors.  Then they discovered that unlike any Naval aircraft in 30 years, it could actually turn. They used this newfound tactical knowledge to fly the wings off of them in half their rated airframe life.



 
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:07:07 AM EDT
[#31]
Mmmmm F-16









Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:13:13 AM EDT
[#32]
Needle for a flu shot to Oprah's ass. Yeah, it's big enough that the navy got volunteered to administer it.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:21:53 AM EDT
[#33]
Quoted:
It's the "Whistle Tip"!!

It goes "Woo woo woo!"


Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:22:49 AM EDT
[#34]

Looks like a Mil-Spec harpoon to me
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:25:24 AM EDT
[#35]



Quoted:


On the closest wing tip.



http://i34.tinypic.com/2q99uag.jpg


That camo paint scheme is bitchin.'

 
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:25:38 AM EDT
[#36]
IBON

In Before OPSEC Nazis
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:35:30 AM EDT
[#37]
Quoted:
Google "ACMI pod."  


yeah, it replaced the T21 pod (not sure which one is better when you look at what they weigh)
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:38:48 AM EDT
[#38]
Since when did the navy start using F-16's? I though it was only used by the air force.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:42:56 AM EDT
[#39]
Budget cuts man, budget cuts––-it's a spike so the pilot can go around and pick up aluminum cans to recycle.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:43:12 AM EDT
[#40]
Quoted:
Since when did the navy start using F-16's? I though it was only used by the air force.


Agressors.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:43:55 AM EDT
[#41]
At first i thought anal probe for people who ask too many questions...but then
Quoted:
It's the "Whistle Tip"!!

It goes "Woo woo woo!"


HAHA HOLY SHIT!  funniest thing i've read today!
corresponding gif
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:46:54 AM EDT
[#42]
Its a snow cone maker.

Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:47:08 AM EDT
[#43]
Quoted:
I want to know why the hell it says NAVY on a F16


Read this

Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:47:46 AM EDT
[#44]
Parker pen refill.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:48:10 AM EDT
[#45]
Quoted:
Budget cuts man, budget cuts––-it's a spike so the pilot can go around and pick up aluminum cans to recycle.


Yep, Part of the 'Green the Planes' program the flotus was pushing last month
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:53:56 AM EDT
[#46]
Harpoon for flying sharks
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:54:21 AM EDT
[#47]
Global warming early warning system. Manufactured by Gore Inc.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:55:36 AM EDT
[#48]

Harpoon for flying whales.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:58:57 AM EDT
[#49]
New technology to poke hoverbears.
Link Posted: 10/28/2009 11:59:21 AM EDT
[#50]
History
In the mid-eighties, the USNavy was eagerly seeking a replacement for its agressor training aircraft. Both the F-5 and A-4 were in service at the time. The Navy found that these aircraft were not longer to their satisfaction in forfilling this task. These aircraft lacked the latest avionics developments and they were becomming obsolete very soon, with extensive maintenance being required. Also the lack of a high maneuverable and fast jet aircraft to performe this agressor training was felt very badly. A decision was taken to develop a customised version of the F-16 te fill this gap.

Structure & Avionics
The F-16N is based on the standard F-16C/D Block 30 and is powered by the General Electric F110-GE-100 engine. However, the F-16N has a strengthened wing and is capable of carrying an Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pod on the starboard wingtip.

The ACMI pod allows details of air-to-air engagements to be transmitted to a ground station. Although the (T)F-16N's are based on the early-production small-inlet Block 30 F-16C/D airframe, they retain the APG-66 radar of the F-16A/B. However, they have no cannon or ASPJ and carry no missiles. Their EW fit consists of an ALR-69 radar warning receiver (RWR) and an ALE-40 chaff/flare dispenser. The (T)F-16N's have the standard Air Force tailhook and undercarriage, and are definitely NOT carrier capable.

Production
Production totalled 26 airframes of which 22 are singel-seat F-16N's and 4 are double-seat TF-16N's. The aircraft were in service between 1988 and 1998. At that time hair cracks were discovered in several bulckheads. The Navy didn't have the resources to replace them, so the aircraft were placed into storage at AMARC, ultimately being replaced by embargoed ex-Pakistani F-16s in 2003.



The fuck?

When does the AF use a tailhook?
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