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F-16XL fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

F-16XL fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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F-16XL: The Powerhouse Fighter Jet the Air Force Said No To

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,”...

Peter SuciuApril 1, 2022

An F-16 SCAMP model at 4% scale being tested in the NASA Basic Aerodynamics Research Tunnel (Facility 1214) at the Langley Research Center. Photo shows a basic flow visualization test using smoke flowing with the air, and three laser light sheets to illuminate it above the model. This experiment highlights vortices trailing from the leading-edge and was part of the NASA High Speed Research Program. Image: Creative Commons.

An F-16 SCAMP model at 4% scale being tested in the NASA Basic Aerodynamics Research Tunnel (Facility 1214) at the Langley Research Center. Photo shows a basic flow visualization test using smoke flowing with the air, and three laser light sheets to illuminate it above the model. This experiment highlights vortices trailing from the leading-edge and was part of the NASA High Speed Research Program. Image: Creative Commons.

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F-16XL: The Revolutionary Fighter the U.S. Military Said ‘No’ To

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon remains the most procured fixed-wing aircraft in military service. Since its introduction in 1978, it has been adopted by twenty-five...

Peter SuciuNovember 16, 2021

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