Sunday, January 20, 1974. First flight of the F-16.
First flight of the F-16.
YF-16, the aircraft before official adoption, and YF-17, a Northrup aircraft that did not gain acceptance.
It was an accident. During high speed ground test a horizontal stabilizer was damaged and the test pilot took the aircraft off due to the severe oscillations it was experiencing.
One of the greatest fighter aircraft of all time, it remains in production, although not for the U.S.
