{"id":2128,"date":"2026-03-31T08:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:52:15","slug":"un-avion-a-decouvrir-au-sol-et-en-vol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/un-avion-a-decouvrir-au-sol-et-en-vol\/","title":{"rendered":"Nos F\u201116AM en pr\u00e9sentation statique et en vol !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our F\u201116AM aircraft will be present both on the ground and in the air.<br>These aircraft remain a key part of our Defence capabilities and continue to play an essential role in our fighter fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The F 16AM is employed in a wide range of missions: air defence, interception, advanced training, operational preparation and international deployments.<br>Its agility, powerful engine and multirole design make it well suited to modern operational requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The F 16AM is an upgraded version of the iconic F 16 Fighting Falcon, adapted to European standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General characteristics (standard F 16AM model)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> multirole fighter aircraft<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Length:<\/strong> 15 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wingspan:<\/strong> 9,45 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engine:<\/strong> Pratt &amp; Whitney F100 or GE F110<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maximum speed:<\/strong> Mach 2+<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Range:<\/strong> approx. 1,600 km (mission dependent)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notable aspect:<\/strong> bubble canopy cockpit offering panoramic visibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These specifications allow the aircraft to perform both homeland defence tasks and international deployments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors will have the opportunity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To observe it in static display<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A chance to discover its equipment, dummy armament, sensors, and distinctive cockpit up close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To see it fly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An opportunity to experience its performance, acceleration and impressive manoeuvrability in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F83A5166-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F83A5166-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F83A5166-Enhanced-NR-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F83A4422-Enhanced-NR-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F83A4422-Enhanced-NR-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F83A4422-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F83A4422-Enhanced-NR-Edit-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F83A4422-Enhanced-NR-Edit-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F83A4422-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1620x1080.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 Mehdi MEUNIER<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nos F\u201116AM seront bien pr\u00e9sents, aussi bien en statique qu\u2019en vol.Ces appareils embl\u00e9matiques font partie int\u00e9grante des capacit\u00e9s op\u00e9rationnelles de la D\u00e9fense et constituent un \u00e9l\u00e9ment majeur de notre flotte de chasse. Le F\u201116AM est utilis\u00e9 pour un large \u00e9ventail de missions : d\u00e9fense a\u00e9rienne, interception, entra\u00eenement avanc\u00e9, appui a\u00e9rien ou encore pr\u00e9paration op\u00e9rationnelle.Son agilit\u00e9, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,79],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-2128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aircrafts","category-f-16","tag-baf-days-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2128"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128\/revisions\/2437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}