The Pratt & Whitney F100 is a low bypass afterburning turbofan engine. It was designed and manufactured by Pratt & Whitney to power the U.S. Air Force's "FX" initiative in 1965, which became the F-15
Testing an F100 for an F-15 Eagle
Afterburner - concentric ring structure inside the exhaust
Adjustable exhaust nozzle contracted
F100-PW-100 on display at the Virginia Air and Space Center
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fourth-generation fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and produced by multiple companies, includi
Pratt & Whitney F100
…but with an upscaled fan for the U.S. Navy's F-14 Tomcat. The F401 was later abandoned due to costs and reliability issues. The F100 also powered the F-16 Fighting Falcon for the Air Force's Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program. In 1967, the United States Navy and United States Air Force issued a joint engine Request for…
A USAF F-16C over the desert in Iraq, 2008
A right-side view of a YF-16 (foreground) and a Northrop YF-17, each armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles
YF-16 on display at the Virginia Air and Space Center
An F-16C of the Colorado Air National Guard with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, an Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation pod, and a centerline fuel tank (300 US gal or 1,100 L capacity)