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	Desert Improvements "Certainly there is still risk in any test flight," admits Lt. Col. Dave Martin, who is in charge of the F-16 CTF. "But today, risk is managed. We manage it by taking a systematic approach to hazardous flights."
	What a Wonderful Airplane After walking around the airplane for a few minutes, looking it over and kicking the tires, Oestricher smiled and revealed the place the craft must hold in his heart: "What a wonderful airplane."
	YF-16 to Block 60 and Beyond All F-16s are not created equal. Fighting Falcons rolling out of the factory today are nothing like earlier versions. Some differences are visible—larger control surfaces; wider inlets; tinted canopies; squared landing lights; and various antennas, vents, bumps, and blisters.

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