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The General Dynamics F-16XL is a derivative of the F-16 Fighting Falcon with a cranked-arrow delta wing. It entered the United States Air Force's (USAF) Enhanced Tactical Fighter (ETF) competition in 1981 but lost to the F-15E Strike Eagle. The two prototypes were shelved until being turned over to NASA for additional aeronautical research in 1988.
F-16E (single seat) and F-16F (two seat). Originally, the single-seat version of the General Dynamics F-16XL was to have been designated F-16E, with the twin-seat variant designated F-16F. This was sidelined by the Air Force's selection of the competing F-15E Strike Eagle in the Enhanced Tactical Fighter fly-off in 1984.
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter , it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft with over 4,600 built since 1976. [ 4 ]
F. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon; General Dynamics X-62 VISTA; General Dynamics F-16XL; General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark; General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B; General Dynamics F-111C; General Dynamics F-111K
General Dynamics submitted the F-16XL, while McDonnell Douglas submitted the F-15E Strike Eagle. The Panavia Tornado was also a candidate, but since the aircraft lacked a credible air superiority fighter capability, coupled with the fact that it is not American-made, it was not seriously considered. [3]
The Vought/General Dynamics Model 1600 series was a fighter aircraft proposal for the United States Navy's Navy Air Combat Fighter (NACF) program. The Model 1600 was a carrier-based derivative of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon , but lost to the Northrop / McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet .
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A fact from General Dynamics F-16XL appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 June 2023 (check views).The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the plane F-16XL (pictured) was built as a possible successor to the F-111 Aardvark, but after being rejected it served as part of NASA's High Speed Civil Transport project instead?