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 ...

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 ...

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 USAF Viper Demonstration Team lit up the skies over CFB Trenton at the Quinte International Airshow 2024 with their F-16C Fighting Falcon - sporting a stunning new paint scheme inspired by the ...

While the original DNA of the Cobra is still visibly apparent in the F/A-18 if one knows where to look, the finished Hornet is a fundamentally different aircraft. When Northrop’s YF-17 Cobra lost the ...

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 ...