‘We used to have a joke in flight training: “What happens to a prop aircraft when it loses its engine?… Read More
Test pilot Phil Oestricher was conducting high-speed taxi tests, the YF-16 lifted off the runway, and rather than risking damage… Read More
Where YF-16 #72-1568 begins to stand out and helped change the fighter world are the innovative advantages the jet had… Read More
During the first high-speed taxi test, a violent lateral oscillation had set in as a direct result of pilot-commanded oscillations… Read More
The YF-16 test program, like any program to prove a new aircraft, had it's share of exciting moments The U.S.… Read More
"Flying formation on the F-16 CCV aircraft was a terrifying experience, since it could do flat turns which robbed the… Read More
At the time this picture was taken, the aircraft were competing one versus the other in the USAF Lightweight Fighter… Read More
