Originally Posted by
KenV
If memory serves, F-16 never flew with Sparrows because the radar required to illuminate the target for the Sparrow would not fit in the F-16. AIM-120 can be used with radars that fit in F-16.
These pictures seem to suggest otherwise, Ken, In fact the ADF test jet even has a Sparrow image on the tail! The whole point of the F-16 ADF was to give the F-16 a BVR capability, so it would seem rather pointless if it couldn't actually carry and fire the AIM-7, the APG-66 was modded to provide CW illumination...
-RP