the so-called “aircon” on the F-16 is called the ECS (Environmental Control System). Primary function to
provide cooling air to cool the on-board avionics, cooling the
pilot is secondary. In fact it works too well in our humid climate,
in the early days of our Block 52s, water collects under the
ejection seat from all the condensation, after every flight we had
to pump out the water, else the water either shorts out the comms
matrix located under the seat or on the next sortie the pilot will
get a wet surprise if he does a barrel roll.
