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  2. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon - Wikipedia

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    Highly agile, the F-16 was the first fighter aircraft purpose-built to pull 9-g maneuvers and can reach a maximum speed of over Mach 2. Innovations include a frameless bubble canopy for better visibility, a side-mounted control stick, and a reclined seat to reduce g-force effects on the pilot.

  3. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants - Wikipedia

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    A DSI was installed on an F-16 Block 30 fighter, replacing the aircraft's original intake diverter. The modified F-16 demonstrated a maximum speed of Mach 2.0 (Mach 2.0 is the F-16's clean certified maximum speed) and handling characteristics similar to a normal F-16. Subsonic specific excess power was slightly improved.

  4. General Dynamics F-16XL - Wikipedia

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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 .

  5. Need for speed: F-16 pilot calls the fighter jets ... - AOL

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    Speaking at the Paris Air Show this week, the world's top aerospace trade show, U.S. Air Force Capt. David “Spicy” Brown, an F-16 pilot, said training takes about a year for American military ...

  6. Mitsubishi F-2 - Wikipedia

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    The Mitsubishi F-2 is a multirole fighter derived from the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, ... Maximum speed: Mach 2.0 at high altitude, Mach 1.1 at low altitude;

  7. An AI-powered fighter jet took the Air Force's leader for a ...

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    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower.

  8. Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots have had to dramatically change ...

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    In a short time, Ukraine's F-16 pilots have had to learn to fly very differently from the way they flew their Soviet-era jets.

  9. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon operational history

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    The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (in later years manufactured and marketed as Lockheed Martin F-16) has served the United States and the air arms of 25 other nations. Over 4,400 F-16s have been sold.