The No. 2 General Dynamics YF-16 lightweight fighter prototype, painted in sky blue and white camouflage, was featured on Aviation Week’s cover on April 1, 1974, a little more than a month before its ...

The red, white and blue paint scheme was the original livery worn by the YF-16 prototype first flown in 1974. On May 15, 2024, the U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team revealed a special ...

After the YF-16 and YF-17 battled it out to become the next U.S. fighter jet, the winner, General Dynamics' YF-16, which would become the F-16, made its debut in the pages of Popular Mechanics in ...

On Jan. 20, 1974, the YF-16 No.1 flew for the first time, although it wasn’t planned. Here is what happened over the next 50 years. Today, Jan. 20, 2024, marks half a century since the first flight of ...

Just over 50 years ago, in late January of 1974, the very first F-16 took to the skies. But the flight, which was a nail-biter, was not planned. The prototype aircraft, technically known as the YF-16, ...

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program sought a small, lightweight, low cost, air superiority day fighter designed for high performance and ease of maintenance. The LWF was ...

Batavia, N.Y. — The Wings Over Batavia Airshow takes to the skies on Saturday, and the United States Air Force's F-16 Viper demonstration team will be flying by for a show-stopping performance by some ...

The interesting photo in this post shows the Northrop YF-17 and the General Dynamics YF-16 in flight together. At the time this picture was taken, the aircraft were competing one versus the other in ...

A father of the design and development of the F-16 explains the unique philosophy and processes used to bring the most popular fighter of the post-Vietnam era from an idea to a finished product.

“What happens to a jet when it loses its engine? It becomes a rock.” The blunt aphorism recalled by retired U.S. Navy Naval Flight Officer Josh Bennet sums up one of the most decisive factors in a ...

The U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team unveiled a 50th-anniversary paint scheme at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., that honors the original aircraft. The red, white and blue paint scheme was ...