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"What if" F-16C Block 50N

JensOle

JensOle

SOH-CM-2023
Hi,

During the late 1990's the Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50N was the front runner in the competition to replace the ageing F-5A/B and supplement the F-16 MLU of the RNoAF. In the end the Norwegian government opted to not buy a replacement for the F-5.
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So this is my repaint of Dag’s standard MLU textures to show how a Norwegian Block 50N could have looked like..

Regards
Jens-Ole
 
Eeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwwwwwwhhhhhh..... Just kidding, never thought of that Jens-Ole, cool shots. 911..... hmmmmm :applause:
 
LOL Dag :) The CFTs really changes the look of the aircraft. Had to find a new place for the roundel too... The Greek CFT F-16C - Block 50 makes a great stand in for what might have been with both the IRIS-T and Pantera pod.
 
JensOle said:
LOL Dag :) The CFTs really changes the look of the aircraft. Had to find a new place for the roundel too... The Greek CFT F-16C - Block 50 makes a great stand in for what might have been with both the IRIS-T and Pantera pod.
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Ooops, not PANTERA anymore.... they all go by the name of AN/AAQ-33 Sniper these days, both the Sniper XR and former PANTERA. It was hard for the Norwegian project officer on the original Pantera-programme to admit this :kilroy:
And you have painted a "Block 52N" since it has the Pratt engine :-D
 
Good point regarding the engine and Block 52 designation...lol I guess Lockheed Martin just called it Block 50N even if the P&W engine was the most likely powerplant if the order had gone ahead.

As for the name of the pod, L-M still mention it as Pantera on their own pages (maybe some lag in changing it). And here at Ørland AB and 338 sqn I doubt many know another name than Pantera.

deimos256; The Sniper/Pantera is an advanced long-range precision targeting system pod. It provides positive identification, automatic tracking, and laser designation of tactical size targets via real-time imagery presented on cockpit displays. It offers a 3-5 times increase in detection range over the legacy LANTIRN system.

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/data/assets/corporate/press-kit/PANTERA-Brochure.pdf

It is loaded on station 5R (left side of the air intake), as seen on teh screenshots.

Regards
Jens-Ole
 
done ?

Jens-Ole,
is this repaint available for download anywhere yet ?
best regards,
Ro
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LOL!

Latest update: The black nozzle of the -229 engine, low vis decals and the swallow badge of 336 Sqn. Just the FLO color chevron was a bit boring.. :) (FLO- Norwegian Defense Logistics Organisation)
 
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