What are F-16 Fuel Cell Wiring Harnesses and Why Replace Them?
Posted by John Ashour on May 29, 2017
Jet fuel is stored in five locations in an F-16 including: (1) the wings, (2) a large fuel bladder located behind the cockpit, (3) gas tanks on the wings and/or center fuselage, (4) Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFT’s) and (5) the aft fuselage that surrounds the engine. The aft fuselage that surrounds the engine is also • Read More >>
What is a Station 5 Wiring Harness? Why is it Often Replaced?
Posted by John Ashour on May 1, 2017
On the F-16 aircraft there are nine wing weapon stations. A wing weapon station is an attachment point for an ordnance such as a bomb, missile, or rocket. Wing stations can also carry reconnaissance pods, cameras, fuel tanks, or storage containers. Station 1 is on the tip of the left wing. Station 2, 3, and • Read More >>
HELI-Expo – What a Ride!
Posted by Clare McGarrey on March 6, 2014
As I look out of the window of my family’s bedroom on Amtrak #422, I am curious to know why there is a man in the middle of nowhere, just standing there. I am on the Sunset Limited route from Los Angeles, California back to Fort Worth, Texas, just leaving HAI’s Heli-Expo. It was a • Read More >>
Four Steps to Procure Harnesses Without HADs
Posted by Clare McGarrey on February 25, 2014
So you are an F-16 user or maintainer and you need to order a spare F-16 electrical wiring harness. You try your normal ordering channels but no one is quoting. Instead their response is “no bid” due to one of the following reasons: (a) no Harness Assembly Drawing (HAD) available, (b) no Mylar available, or • Read More >>
