Personal Geo-Dog Tag Geocoin F-16 FIGHTING FALCON

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Monday, September 19, 2011
Origin:
Alberta, Canada
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This small trackable wants to travel to all the NATO countries that have flown and/or are currently flying the F-16.

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The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft.Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976. Although no longer being purchased by the U.S. Air Force, improved versions are still being built for export customers. In 1993, General Dynamics sold its aircraft manufacturing business to the Lockheed Corporation, which in turn became part of Lockheed Martin adter a 1995 merger with Martin Marietta.

The Fighting Falcon is a dogfighter with numerous innovations including a frameless bubble canopy for better visibility, side-mounted control stick to ease control while maneuvering, a seat reclined 30 degrees to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot, and the first use of a relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire flight control system that makes it a highly nimble aircraft. The F-16 has an internal M61 Vulcan cannon and has 11 hardpoints for mounting weapons, and other mission equipment.  Although the F-16's official name is "Fighting Falcon", it is known to its pilots as the "Viper", due to it resembling a viper snake and after the #Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper starfighter.

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    Mark Missing 2/22/2014 Christopher Pike marked it as missing   Visit Log

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    Dropped Off 12/11/2012 novfrog placed it in 12-12-12 @ 12:12 North Dakota - 2.07 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/11/2012 novfrog took it to Which Came First ? North Dakota - 5.53 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/10/2012 novfrog took it to High Five North Dakota - 2.98 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/9/2012 novfrog took it to Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1 North Dakota - 53.31 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/8/2012 novfrog took it to Follow the Pirate Trail..But Not Across the Bridge North Dakota - 5.76 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/8/2012 novfrog took it to AngiePTS #6 - Aurdal - NDSQ North Dakota - .33 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/8/2012 novfrog took it to Dam Goose North Dakota - 9.56 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/8/2012 novfrog took it to Captain Ollie's Family Tree North Dakota - 12.77 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/8/2012 novfrog took it to Pickert the Pirate (NDSQ) North Dakota - 10.53 miles  Visit Log
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