
F-16XL #849 shows off its unusual “cranked arrow” double-delta wing platform during a functional check flight to check out its…

The F-16XL #1 during its functional flight check of the Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) on December 16, 1997. The…

The F-16XL #1 (NASA 849) takes off for the first flight of the Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) on December…

NASA’s single-seat F-16XL presents a unique look to an observer from above as it flies over the snow-covered southern Sierra…

The F-16XL Ship #1 Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project (CAWAP) Test Team.

The single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) makes another run during the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project (CAWAP) at Dryden Flight Research Center,…

The boundary layer hot film and the boundary layer rakes are shown on the left wing of NASA’s single-seat F-16XL…

The single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) makes another run during the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project (CAWAP) at Dryden Flight Research Center,…

The single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) makes another run during the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project (CAWAP) at Dryden Flight Research Center,…

The single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) makes another run during the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project (CAWAP) at Dryden Flight Research Center,…