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Aircraft History
Date
Status
Local S/N
Airforce/Unit
Version
Name
Info
15 Feb 1978
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75749
F-16A
Oct 1978
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75749
6512 TS
F-16A
Unknown
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75749
6512 TS
F-16XL/A
Comments: Modified as F-16XL/A with cranked-arrow wing and flew for the first time as F-16XL-1 on July 15, 1982. Flew 437 flights as the XL with the USAF.
Aug 1985
[sto]
75749
F-16XL/A
Comments: Stored at the Fort Worth Facility.
10 Apr 1989
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849
F-16XL/A
Comments: Flew to Edwards AFB to be fitted with a new titanium wing section to the left side with laminar flow capabilities. Flew with the new wing section on May 3, 1990 as N849NA, but tail code 849. At this point it was painted with an attractive black and white paint scheme with a yellow stripe.
Apr 1994
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849
F-16XL/A
Comments: Stationed at NASA's Langley AFB facility shortly to test take-off performance, engine noise and other concepts to quiet airport noise.
Nov 1994
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849
F-16XL/A
Comments: Returned to NASA Dryden at Edwards AFB.
Unknown
[sto]
849
F-16XL/A
Comments: It is in storage but date gone into storage is unknown.
LMTAS is being tasked to determine if the aircraft can be returend to service for NASA by having Block 40 engine and electronics installed. This as of Oct 07.
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