Has anyone converted a F16 to the XL version
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F-16 models have been converted to F-16XLs with varying degrees of success.
To do it right is much more work than you might expect. Besides the new wings, there are two different fuselage stretches required, one of 26 scale inches and one of 30 scale inches. The 30” scale extension was only applied to the upper fuse. Additionally, the aft fuse gets tilted up 3 degrees, to allow the real one to take off and land without dragging the engine nozzle on the runway.
Some folks just add the wings and finagle the fuse to fit to create a fun scale XL.
There is a turbine kit of the XL that looks right at first glance, but I have not confirmed the measurements. It is made by Air Knight and sold by RC Warbird models. It is big and pricey.
All the info you need to do a correct conversion successfully is out there on the internet.
(I spent 35 years at the GD/Lockheed Martin engineering model shop and built a few F-16XL models)
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