when the 309th FS began an F-16 “block swap” with the 49th Wing at Holloman AFB’s 49th Wing. It entailed an exchange of aircraft with different upgrades and capabilities—with the former ...
Designers of the F-16XL decided to go with a delta-wing design that would be twice the area of the F-16 wings. It was thought that the cranked arrow wing shape, paired with the strength of the ...