F-16 burner can turkey feathers

[wmoran]

I think since I got back in the hobby around 2002, I have done one modern jet model, so I don't have much experience with modern jets.  I also have zero reference material except what I have found on the Internet.  I am building an F-16I Sufa, and I was curious what the turkey feathers on the burner can are made of - metal or carbon fiber?  I assume the off-white color of the inside of the exhaust/burner tube are ceramic tiles.  Is that a correct assumption?

 

Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

Bill

[Dave Williams]

I’m pretty sure that the exhaust petals are carbon fiber, and the off white on the inside of the exhaust usually denotes a ceramic coating.

[wmoran]

I thought they looked like carbon fiber, but couldn't be sure.  The ceramic in the exhaust makes sense because it can handle extremely high temperatures and doesn't readily transmit heat.

 

Thanks Dave for giving me confirmation on those two items.