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Inside the F-16 engine test: Where one mistake can be fatal

U.S. Air Force footage takes viewers inside the deafening “hush house” facilities where F-16 engines producing over 30,000 pounds of thrust are removed, inspected, and tested at extreme power levels, ...
Task & Purpose

How a broken part in a jet engine’s ‘blind spot’ brought down an Air Force F-16

An accident investigation board found that the part behind an F-16C crash in April 2024 was in a "blind spot" that Air Force mechanics can't see during maintenance. By Matt White Published Feb 7, 2025 ...
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The Day of Self-Flying, Combat-Ready F-16 Fighting Falcons Is Upon Us

Photo: USAF/Samuel King Jr. Exactly one year ago the U.S. Air Force (USAF) announced the birth of something called the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed ...
The National Interest

These Are the Technologies That Give the F-16 Its Edge

While the F-16 is powerful and agile, the high-performance characteristics can be unforgiving, especially for novice operators. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is generally described as an ...