The CCV YF-16 design featured twin pivoting ventral fins mounted vertically underneath the air intake, and its triply redundant fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control system (FCS) was modified to permit use of flaperons on the wings' trailing edges which would act in combination with an all-moving stabilator.

The prototype YF-16 ( #72-1567) was rolled out at Fort Worth on December 13, 1973 and was air freighted by C-5A to Edwards AFB on January 8, 1974. Its first flight was an unintended short hop around the pattern on January 21, 1974 at the hands of test pilot Phil Oestricher.

The YF-16 test program, like any program to prove a new aircraft, had it’s share of exciting moments The U.S. Air Force (USAF) Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program sought a small, lightweight, low cost, air superiority day fighter designed for high performance and ease of …

General Dynamics YF-16 (tail number 72-01568) was the second of two prototypes built to compete in the Lightweight Fighter Program (LWF) in the early 1970s. It was designed and built in Fort Worth and airlifted to California for a flight test in the LWF fly-off versus the YF-17.

2020年9月10日 · Within two years the Air Force had chosen the innovative YF-16, purchasing an initial 650 aircraft and four NATO countries vowing to buy an additional 348. Sharing Parts and Cutting Costs. The General Dynamics YF-16 development offered a unique high-performance capability for an extremely low initial cost.

– After using the airframe in various tests during the past 40 years, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Information Directorate transferred its famed YF-16 from the Antenna Measurement Research Facility in Newport, N.Y. to the Fort Worth Aviation Museum in Texas.

The sixth YF-16A 75-0750 was modified with ventral canard control surfaces and served as a Control Configured Vehicle (CCV) in the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) program. It was displayed at Edwards AFB on October 23, 1982.

Dropped from the USAF inventory May 1980. To the Fort Worth Aviation Museum January 2020. Scanned from a colour slide. This very early F-16 is preserved as a gate guard at McEntire. Aircraft tested the 'decouple pylon concept' and also …

2020年2月13日 · General Dynamics designed and built F-16s in Fort Worth, Texas. Manufactured as a prototype for flight tests, the Air Force received the YF-16A airframe in 1975. During its early years, the YF-16A spent most of its time at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

YF-16 Prototype Rolled out at Fort Worth, Texas on December 13th, 1973. First flight on January 20th, 1974 which is the very first flight of an F-16. It had been moved in a C-5 galaxy 12 days prior on January 8th, 1974 and assembled for first flight.