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F-16 SFW: The Experimental Jet That Could Have Redefined Aircraft Design
Summary and Key Points: The F-16 SFW (Forward-Swept Wing) was an experimental fighter developed by General Dynamics in the 1970s as part of DARPA’s Forward Swept Wing Program. Designed to reduce ...
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Looking back: NASA's intentionally unstable, reverse-wing X-29
Sometimes you see a vintage plane that makes you scratch your head. Case in point is the US Air Force's X-29 of the 1980s ...
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A New F-16 Fighting Falcon Almost Replaced the F-111 Aardvark
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, better known as the Viper, has been a multirole stalwart of the U.S. Air Force since debuting in ...