Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon vs Mikoyan MiG-29 (Fulcrum) Comparison

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Subjects

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Block 50)
Lightweight Multirole 4th Generation Fighter

Mikoyan MiG-29 (Fulcrum)
Lightweight Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
United States

ORIGIN
Soviet Union

YEAR
1978 [Diff.-6 yrs]

YEAR
1984 [Diff.+6 yrs]

CREW
1

PRODUCTION
4,604 units [Diff.+2,979]

PRODUCTION
1,625 units [Diff.-2,979]

Dimensions

LENGTH
49.2 ft (15.0 m) [Diff.-7.6 ft]

LENGTH
56.8 ft (17.3 m) [Diff.+7.6 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
32.8 ft (10.0 m) [Diff.-4.5 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
37.3 ft (11.4 m) [Diff.+4.5 ft]

HEIGHT
15.7 ft (4.8 m) [Diff.+0.2 ft]

HEIGHT
15.5 ft (4.7 m) [Diff.-0.2 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Block 50)

Mikoyan MiG-29 (Fulcrum)

Weights

EMPTY WT.
18,960 lb (8,600 kg) [Diff.-5,068 lb]

EMPTY WT.
24,028 lb (10,899 kg) [Diff.+5,068 lb]

M.T.O.W.
42,329 lb (19,200 kg) [Diff.-1,102 lb]

M.T.O.W.
43,431 lb (19,700 kg) [Diff.+1,102 lb]

Installed Power

1 x General Electric F110-GE-100 afterburning turbofan engine developing 28,600 lb of thrust with reheat.

2 x Klimov RD-33 afterburning turbofan engines developing 18,300 lb of thrust each.

Performance

SPEED
1,317 mph (2,120 kph) [Diff.-202 mph]

SPEED
1,519 mph (2,445 kph) [Diff.+202 mph]

RANGE
2,622 miles (4,220 km) [Diff.+1,734 miles]

RANGE
889 miles (1,430 km) [Diff.-1,734 miles]

CEILING
50,000 ft (15,240 m) [Diff.-9,058 feet]

CEILING
59,058 ft (18,001 m) [Diff.+9,058 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
50,000 ft/min [Diff.-15,000 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
65,000 ft/min [Diff.+15,000 feet]

Armament

STANDARD:
1 x 20mm M61A1 Gatling-style internal automatic cannon.

OPTIONAL:
Depending on production model, up to 17,000lb of mixed external stores including mission equipment pods, ECM pods and fuel tanks. Ordnance options include AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles, AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles, AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, Penguin Anti-Ship missiles, Runway Denial Bombs, Cluster Bombs, Laser-Guided Bombs, GPS-Guided Bombs, and Conventional Drop Bombs.

STANDARD:
1 x 30mm GSh-30-1 internal automatic cannon.

OPTIONAL:
Standard air-to-air Armament:
2 x AA-10 "Alamo" air-to-air missiles.
4 x AA-11 OR 4 x AA-8 OR 4 x AA-12 "Adder" air-to-air missiles.

6 x Underwing hardpoints can carry max load of 8,818lb (4,000kg) of stores. Munitions may include the following:

R-27 AAMs, R-73 AAMs, R-77 AAMs, Rocket Pods and
various laser-guided / conventional drop bomb loadouts. External fuel tanks at three hardpoints can replace munitions.

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