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F-16 Fighting Falcon
Evolution
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F-16 Recconaissance
"A pilot can react to changing situations. Unmanned vehicles are much less effective in maneuvering through bad weather, for example. But our biggest advantage with this system is the speed at which we can process images and disseminate them."
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Flying Beyond the Limiter
Maneuvering the F-16/MATV above the normal AOA limit of twenty-five degrees is effortless. The pilot simply points the nose where he wants it to point.
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Thrust Vectoring
in the Real World
Some of USAF's best fighter pilots flew no-holds-barred fights in and against an F-16 like no other in the world-one with a thrust-vectoring engine nozzle. Their purpose: to test the tactical utility of thrust vectoring and post-stall maneuvering.
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