A quick explanation of CatI/Cat III (Stores Config)
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Excellent explanation, very clear. Thank you very much!!
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In the first models A&B was analog in the new one C&D is digital (rapide and accurate)
If Iam wrong please tell me so to del this post so wee dont confuse the rest
You are a bit wrong here:
F-16A/B/C/D/AM/BM/K=blocks 1 to 32=analog FLCS.
F-16CG/DG/CJ/DJ/I/S/U=blocks 40 to 60=digital FLCS. -
had an interesting read on this yesterday…
salute gums…!
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had an interesting read on this yesterday…
salute gums…!
Interesting reading…
I work/worked on blocks 10,15,30,40,52+ so I know for sure DFLCS started with block 40. -
In short CAT III with A/G stores
CAT I for A/A of after having jettisoned or used A/G stores
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Thanks
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Great post! Thanks Toad!
BTW, I’ve been always curious about the number. We have CAT I and III. What happens to CAT II ? Is there any historical background to missing CAT II ?
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Cat II loading distinction did exist for small horizontal tail models (old, like block 10 A). It is in between I and III. With switch in Cat III you could do anything, with switch in Cat I you had to be careful about how big a max roll rate roll you did (full turn max at low AOA, half turn max at high AOA).
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Its been mentioned a couple times on F-16.net. apparently CAT I applied to air to air loadouts, and CAT III was A-G loadouts with wing tanks… And now I cant recall whether CAT II was to be AA plus wing tanks or AG without tanks…
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As Gums would say, “back when the Earth was still cooling”, external wing tanks with A-A were Cat II. The only difference between Cat I and Cat II is bank angle change for full stick rolls. Since that is a pilot-observed limit, there are no control law differences between I and II. .