{"product_id":"academy-f16-fighting-falcon","title":"Academy F16 Fighting Falcon","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the ManufacturerThis is an Academy 1\/144 scale plastic model kit. The F16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin for the United States Air Force. Designed as a lightweight fighter, it evolved into a successful multirole aircraft. The Falcons versatility is a paramount reason it was a success on the export market, serving 24 countries. The F16 is the largest Western fighter program with over 4,000 aircraft built since production started in 1976. Though no longer produced for the US Air Force, it is still produced for export. The Fighting Falcon is a superb dogfighter with innovations including a frameless, bubble canopy for better visibility, sidemounted control stick to ease control while under high gforces, and reclined seat to reduce the effect of gforces on the pilot. It was also the first fighter aircraft to be deliberately built to sustain 9g turns. It is also one of the few jets with a thrusttoweight ratio greater than one, giving the Falcon excellent acceleration. Although the F16s official name is Fighting Falcon, it is known to its pilots as the Viper, after the Battlestar Galactica starfighter. In 1993, General Dynamics sold its aircraft manufacturing business to the Lockheed Corporation, which in turn became part of Lockheed Martin after a 1995 merger with Martin Marietta. Academys small scale kit is easy to build, complete underwing stores, landing gear and an accurate decal sheet to make a beautiful scale model.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ACADEMY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45444360700019,"sku":"WBACSB0006O07DA","price":16.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0643\/1958\/6419\/files\/61BLQf92fbL.jpg?v=1788521117","url":"https:\/\/slickpurchase.com\/products\/academy-f16-fighting-falcon","provider":"Slickpurchase","version":"1.0","type":"link"}