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quick question, when aF-16  aircraft is on the tarmac is the exhaust open or closed? I am going to be starting aTamiya F-16 and I am not sure which type of nozzle to get. All help is greatly   appreciated.

Thanks

Mike

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You'd want the open ones which "everyone" offers as an aftermarket replacement option. The Tamiya T-bird kit provides both options for the P+W nozzle since they had the inflight display option in that kit but no such luck for the GE kit. With so many open GE aftermarket options around, thankfully ResKit has recently released finally a closed GE nozzle too (I've been looking for one for inflight display).

Someone else can chime in for exact positions for off, idle, cruise, MRT, afterburner, etc.

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nozzle are open when engine is not running

nozzle are open (per checklists should be above 94%) at idle thrust 

nozzle are closed at military thrust (they close gradually from 70% RPM (idle) to mil power)

nozzle are wide open in AB 

Nozzle close during SEC operation (less than 10% open) regardless of RPM setting (AB is inhibited)

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