Week 4 In Class Exercise: Build an F-16 Fighter

The F-16 fighter
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Vasil Nikolov

For this week we had to create a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Jet Fighter (Seen above).

Unlike any of the previous tasks, this one required us to use a brand new tool known as the symmetry tool. By using this tool, an object could be stretched, moved or cut in two opposing places at once, which would make the object appear more symmetrical and professionally done.

The tool provided to be a brilliant feature for the fuselage of the fighter jet, however, it proved to be challenging when the time for the side of the fuselage had to be created. 3 cylinders were used in total (One for the cockpit, one for the front half of the jet and one for improving the rear of the jet. This is how the long line (or aircraft spine) could be seen trailing, following the cockpit of the jet.

Overall the use of such a tool could be used for the creation of larger objects (such as the Imperial cruiser). Nevertheless, it is challenging to follow the lines of an object and achieve the same result that I had. For example, by using only one cylinder for the aircraft, the use of the symmetry tool resulted in an aircraft that looked like it had overdosed on steroids. This is why 3 cylinders were used.

If the aircraft had to be re-done, then other objects such as a sphere would be tested for cockpit use in stead of a cylinder.