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How wide is an F-16 Fighting Falcon?

An F-16 Fighting Falcon has a wingspan of about 9.96 m (33 ft).

What is measured: multirole fighter jet, wingspan

F-16 Fighting Falcon (9.96 m) drawn to scale beside a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) and a city bus (12 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m), F-16 Fighting Falcon (9.96 m) and City bus (12 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 83% of the length of a city bus
  • About 1.6× the length of a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 2 would fit end to end along a tennis court
  • About 5× the height of a doorway
  • About 5 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool

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Facts about F-16 Fighting Falcon

The F-16 was one of the first fighters designed with a relaxed-stability, fly-by-wire flight control system.

Source: USAF Fact Sheet: F-16 Fighting Falcon

Military

NameSizeCompared with F-16 Fighting Falcon
MD/AH-6 Little Bird9.7 m (32 ft)0.97×
M1A2 Abrams Tank9.77 m (32 ft)0.98×
F-16 Fighting Falcon9.96 m (33 ft)this page
Leopard 2 Tank9.97 m (33 ft)same size
Messerschmitt Bf 1099.97 m (33 ft)same size
MiG-15 Fighter10.1 m (33 ft)1×
M777 Howitzer10.7 m (35 ft)1.1×
Supermarine Spitfire11.2 m (37 ft)1.1×
Scud-B Ballistic Missile11.3 m (37 ft)1.1×
P-51 Mustang11.3 m (37 ft)1.1×

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