The No. 2 General Dynamics YF-16 lightweight fighter prototype, painted in sky blue and white camouflage, was featured on Aviation Week’s cover on April 1, 1974, a little more than a month before its ...

The red, white and blue paint scheme was the original livery worn by the YF-16 prototype first flown in 1974. On May 15, 2024, the U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team revealed a special ...

The Air Force debuted an old-is-new paint job for an F-16 this week to commemorate the aircraft’s 50th anniversary. The red-white-and-blue livery mirrors the scheme used on original YF-16 ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been flying for over 50 years after first taking flight in early 1974. With 4,500 units sold and 3,100 still operational, it is the world's most popular aircraft. The F-16 ...

Just over 50 years ago, in late January of 1974, the very first F-16 took to the skies. But the flight, which was a nail-biter, was not planned. The prototype aircraft, technically known as the YF-16, ...

“What happens to a jet when it loses its engine? It becomes a rock.” The blunt aphorism recalled by retired U.S. Navy Naval Flight Officer Josh Bennet sums up one of the most decisive factors in a ...

Batavia, N.Y. — The Wings Over Batavia Airshow takes to the skies on Saturday, and the United States Air Force's F-16 Viper demonstration team will be flying by for a show-stopping performance by some ...

Built by Northrop and McDonnell Douglas for the Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program in the late 1980s, the YF-23 Black Widow II was a fifth-generation fighter jet that ticked all the ...

The F/A-18 was an advanced machine for the 1980s; the jet is still quite capable today. The enduring and admirable F/A-18 Hornet has been a staple of U.S. naval aviation since the 1980s. But the ...

The U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team unveiled a 50th-anniversary paint scheme at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., that honors the original aircraft. The red, white and blue paint scheme was ...