F-16CM Fighting Falcon 112 FS "Stingers" 180 FW Toledo ANGB Print
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Ohio’s ANG 112 FS traces its roots to 1917 making it one of the original National Guard flying units. Based at Toledo ANGB, today the “Stingers” fly F-16CM Vipers.
Their jets have been substantially upgraded over the years. The Pratt and Whitney powered, “small mouth” Block 42’s were so woefully under powered they were quickly relegated to training units. That changed in the early 2000’s when many of the jets were upgraded with the significantly more powerful F-100-PW-229 motors… those jets easily identifiable by their black carbon fiber nozzle “turkey feathers.” Along with the CCIP upgrade done to the Block 40/42 and 50/52 fleets, the Stinger’s jets are among the most cable in service.
89-2082 is shown as a post-CCIP upgraded jet with the -229 engine and the latest dark “Have Glass V” paint scheme adopted by the USAF in about 2012. She is depicted configured with a pair of 370 gallon wing tanks to get to the fight, 2 x AIM-120’s and 2 x AIM-9X’s, 576 rounds of 20mm ammunition in case there are bandits to get through, a centerline ALQ-184 and full Chaff and Flare buckets for self-protection, and 4 x GBU-54(v)/B LJDAM’s mounted on BRU-57/A “smart” Multiple Carriage Racks to do the job they came to do. Of note, the GBU’s are built around BLU-129/B carbon fiber bomb bodies developed specifically to reduce fragmentary collateral damage.
Any Fighter Studios print can be customized with different squadron marking, different store configurations, names on the nose or canopy rail. To get yours started, click Personalized Print for more information or click Email with questions.
Images are reduced fidelity for copyright protection.
Ohio’s ANG 112 FS traces its roots to 1917 making it one of the original National Guard flying units. Based at Toledo ANGB, today the “Stingers” fly F-16CM Vipers.
Their jets have been substantially upgraded over the years. The Pratt and Whitney powered, “small mouth” Block 42’s were so woefully under powered they were quickly relegated to training units. That changed in the early 2000’s when many of the jets were upgraded with the significantly more powerful F-100-PW-229 motors… those jets easily identifiable by their black carbon fiber nozzle “turkey feathers.” Along with the CCIP upgrade done to the Block 40/42 and 50/52 fleets, the Stinger’s jets are among the most cable in service.
89-2082 is shown as a post-CCIP upgraded jet with the -229 engine and the latest dark “Have Glass V” paint scheme adopted by the USAF in about 2012. She is depicted configured with a pair of 370 gallon wing tanks to get to the fight, 2 x AIM-120’s and 2 x AIM-9X’s, 576 rounds of 20mm ammunition in case there are bandits to get through, a centerline ALQ-184 and full Chaff and Flare buckets for self-protection, and 4 x GBU-54(v)/B LJDAM’s mounted on BRU-57/A “smart” Multiple Carriage Racks to do the job they came to do. Of note, the GBU’s are built around BLU-129/B carbon fiber bomb bodies developed specifically to reduce fragmentary collateral damage.
Any Fighter Studios print can be customized with different squadron marking, different store configurations, names on the nose or canopy rail. To get yours started, click Personalized Print for more information or click Email with questions.