F-16XL - Cranked-Arrow Wing



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    F-16XL ship no. 1 (#75749) refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker [Photo by Erwin Boone]
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    F-16XL (#75749) in air-to-air configuration (2xAIM-9 and 4xAIM-120) banking over Edwards AFB, CA [Photo by Erwin Boone]
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    F-16XL, armed with 6 AGM-65 Mavericks and 2 AIM-9 Sidewinders, launching a Maverick [Photo by Erwin Boone]
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    NASA F-16XL Ship no. 1 (#849) lining up on a tanker. [NASA photo]
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    Different F-16 Types with the two F-16XL, #848 and #849 [NASA photo]
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    F-16XL ship 1 #75749 in original color scheme [USAF photo]
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    Both F-16XL #75747 and #75749 in formation. Note the underside color scheme of the number one. [USAF photo]
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    F-16XL ship 1 #75749 in A/A configuration with 2 AIM-9 Sidewinders on the wingtips, and 4 AIM-120 AMRAAMs [USAF photo]
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    F-16XL/A, #75749, in early flight trials [USAF photo]
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    F-16XL ship no. 2 flying above the Edwards dry lake bed in 1995. [NASA photo by Carla Thomas]
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    F-16XL is wearing its original color scheme when attending an open house at Edwards AB in 1982. [Photo by Brian Lockett]
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    The two General Dynamics F-16XL fighters flying side-by-side on December 14th, 1982. [GD photo]
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    An air-to-air top front view of F-16XL #75-0749 prototype aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. The aircraft is on a demonstration flight during the Farnborough Air Show on September 12th, 1982. [GD photo]
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    An air-to-air right underside view of the F-16XL prototype aircraft dropping several bombs. The aircraft is also armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles on September 12th, 1982. [GD photo]
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    An air-to-air right side view of F-16XL #75-0749 prototype aircraft during the Farnborough Air Show on September 12th, 1982. [GD photo]