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The main idea behind the F-16XL was to evaluate whether the different air frame could achieve supercruise (sustained supersonic cruising without afterburners) capability. This would allow...
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The main idea behind the F-16XL was to evaluate whether the different air frame could achieve supercruise (sustained supersonic cruising without afterburners) capability. This would allow...
The F-16XL was so impressive that it directly competed with the infamous F-15E when it was still under consideration.
The F-16XL was a bomb and missile truck – what we would call “beast mode” today. It was even faster than the standard F-16.
What Made the F-16XL Special: Even though General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon took its first flight nearly 50 years ago, it remains in active...
The Grumman (now Northrup Grumman, most famous for being the manufacturer of the F-14 Tomcat) X-29 is one of the more obscure experimental aircraft...
The F-16XL is remembered as one of the most capable fourth-generation fighters. Yet, it never entered service. Only two were ever built. In 1977,...
The F-16 has a big place in aviation history. Could the F-16XL have been even better? – It is all too common today for “XL”...
Improving on Perfection? Meet The F-16XL – It is all too common today for “XL” to simply be accepted as something that is “extra-large,”...
The F-16 is a legendary fighter jet that Russia and China both hate. Why didn’t the Air Force go for the F-16XL? – Some warplanes...
Why the F-16XL Never Made It Into the US Military: Some warplanes have all the promise in the world, but just don’t make it...