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]

第一代F-16有兩個次型：A（單座）和B（雙座）。F-16首次試飛是在1976年12月，1979年月給首次移交 第388戰術戰鬥機聯隊 （ 英语 ： 388th Fighter Wing ） 服役。在同一個月份，比利時空軍也收到他們訂購的第一架F-16。F-16是第一個同時被佈署在國內和海外的美國戰機。

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...

5 天之前 · F-16, single-seat, single-engine jet fighter built by the General Dynamics Corporation (now part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation) for the United States and more than a dozen other countries. The F-16 originated in an order placed in 1972 for …

2024年1月20日 · The F-16 jet fighter took its first ever flight in 1974, but it is still as important an aircraft now as it was then.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon on January 20, 2024 marked 50 years since its first flight in 1974, making it the second oldest fighter class still in production today other than the F-15 Eagle.

Conceived in the early 1970s by a small but vocal group of engineers and defense analysts known as the Lightweight Fighter Mafia, the F-16 was designed as an alternative to fighter aircraft that had grown increasingly heavy and unmaneuverable.

2023年9月22日 · The F-16 was first developed as a lightweight air-to-air combat aircraft after the Vietnam War for the United States Air Force. The initial prototype, known as the YF-16, faced off against Northrop Grumman's YF-17 in early 1974. As the competition between the two aircraft began to heat up, several other NATO allies became interested.

2024年1月21日 · Since its unexpected debut, the F-16 has become one of the most successful and widely used fighter jets globally. Entering service in 1979, over 4,500 units have been produced, with approximately 3,000 still in active service.

2024年1月29日 · The F-16 Fighting Falcon flew for the first time 50 years ago. Its storied career includes a 76–1 air combat record—but its greatest victories may still lie ahead.