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 …

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 …

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 …

Feb 13, 2020 · 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 …

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, …

The production F-16A differed from the YF-16 in having a 13-inch fuselage extension to accommodate more fuel and the Westinghouse APG-66 radar. The wing area was increased …

– 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 …

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) …

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. …

Constructed as a YF-16A. First flight. Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 72-1567. Notes: General Dynamics demonstrated the prototype YF-16 at the 1975 …