Fighter weapons school, Hellenic AIR Force supreme training unit

• Number of pages: 144
• Number of photos: 600 in full color

F-16 Fighting Falcon, the “Viper”! The most successful, mightiest and agile fighter in the globe. A true legend of jet aviation that inspired modelers and enthusiasts more than any other aircraft, the F-16 seems as a masterpiece of aerodynamics with its splendid flying virtues, its powerful engine and the innovations that it introduced, such as the side stick, the bubble canopy, and the excellent blended wing-fuselage shape.

After the huge success of the first edition, Eagle Aviation is proud to publish the ultimate guide for the modern Viper, a unique 600 photos book that uncovers every aspect of the F-16C/D/E/F Fighting Falcon. Cockpits, fuselage details, landing gear, engines, and avionics are thoroughly presented throughout the totally redesigned book both in content as well as in size. This Special Edition is redesigned with over 75% new photographs and offers 44 extra pages and larger size. (144 in total in A4 landscape format).

What is unique however, is that this is probably the only publication where the experienced modeler, as well as the serious enthusiasts, will discover all the internal parts of the jet shot during heavy maintenance like the engine bay, fuel cells, APU, hydraulic systems, flight control actuators etc. as well as all the modern ordnance (no practice rounds) from AIM-120Cs and AIM-2000s up to AGM-154Cs and GBU-50s. Further to this several users of the type are presented. The reader can find detailed illustrated information for aircraft in use with over 10 Forces including USAF, Israeli, Hellenic, United Arab Emirates, Polish, Singaporean and Chilean Air Force as well as some other Air Forces from all around the globe.

Yet another F-16 book in the market? As every publication has its own purpose, Under The Skin books series books are designed having in mind the appetite for capturing through the photographic lens almost every disclosed detail of the aircraft in focus. And this SPECIAL edition F-16 Viper Under The Skin is a true representation of that!

In this 100+ pages publication by EagleAviation, the modeler will enjoy around 420 photographs that cover the entire famous jet including the external details, the cockpit, the radar, the avionics, the engines and engine bays, maintenance panels as well as various weapons used. Photos from the jet’s new upgrades such as Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs) and F-16D dorsal spine are also included.

As it is designed to be the modelers’ best guide for the F-16, a lot of panoramic and close up photos revealing interesting and less photographed angles of the jet are included. Additional photos regarding F-16’s CFTs as well as ordnance in service with many Air Forces around the world such as AIM-120C, AIM-9M, AIM-2000 IRIS-T, GBU-24/10, AGM-88 as well as AGM-154C JSOW can also be found in this magnificent photo manual.

The book is by no means an exhaustive F-16 variant guide. It is rather a superb reference photo manual including block 30, 50, 52 as well as 52M examples in service with the Hellenic (Greek) Air Force. However, as these versions / blocks are in use with a large number of Air Forces globally it can act as a unique reference book for every modeler (and not only!) wishing to build a truly detailed and accurate F-16 in scale. Brief captions instead of long text boxes are located in selected parts of the book in an attempt to maximize the available space and include as many photos as possible.

A great addition to any F-16 fan across the globe!