Lawn Dart Fly Over
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Lawn Dart Fly Over
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture & Enhancement
Description
Pilots from the Colorado Air National Guard recently flew their Lawn Darts over local hospitals to salute frontline COVID-19 responders in several Front Range locations. I was facing north when they came over the Loveland hospital and they surprised me by coming in from my six…
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force. Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,600 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976. Although no longer being purchased by the U.S. Air Force, improved versions are 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 after a 1995 merger with Martin Marietta.
The Fighting Falcon's key features include a frame less bubble canopy for better visibility, side-mounted control stick to ease control while maneuvering, an ejection seat reclined 30 degrees from vertical to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot, and the first use of a relaxed static stability and fly-by-wire flight control system which helps to make it an agile aircraft. The F-16 has an internal M61 Vulcan cannon and 11 locations for mounting weapons and other mission equipment.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Ordered images will not contain the Fine Art America watermark.
Image copyright 2020 Jon Burch Photography
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May 21st, 2020
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