The first of two F-16XL's to be modified, A-5 (5th Full-Scale Development F-16A) had a single seat and was powered by an F100-PW-200 turbofan. It flew for the first time on July 3rd, 1982, …

F-16XL carrying a full complement: 2 wingtip AIM-9 Sidewinders, two underwing 370 gal tanks, 10 Mk.82 (500 lbs) on underwing stations, 2 on the centerline, and 4 semi-recessed Amraams …

Modified as F-16XL/A with cranked-arrow wing and flew for the first time as F-16XL-1 on July 15, 1982. Flew 437 flights as the XL with the USAF.

The F-16XL design's ailerons were modified by extending the tips 1-2 ft., and adding an outboard area forward of the hingeline. Since LMTAS has been awarded the contract to develop the F …

USAF F-16XL #75-0749 carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles in flight. The aircraft features a 'cranked arrow' wing for improved subsonic and supersonic flight, semi …

An air-to-air top front view of F-16XL #75-0749 prototype aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. The aircraft is on a demonstration flight during the Farnborough …

For nearly 45 years, Luke Air Force Base has been synonymous with the F-16 Fighting Falcon, training thousands of pilots and maintaining a crucial role in the aircraft’s legacy. However, …

It was to use the basic F-16XL design, along with one of the proposed ATF engines. However, it was to use a trapezoidal delta wing rather than the F-16XL's cranked-arrow wing. CK-1 test …

The pilot survived unharmed but very shaken. It was shipped to General Dynamics Fort Worth in a C-5 and rebuilt into the first cranked-arrow F-16XL, flying back to Edwards one year later on …

Both F-16XL aircraft were transferred to NASA in 1989, after their operational test careers within the USAF ended. They were assigned a new NASA serial number: F-16XL/A received #849 …