USAF F-16B #50751 prepares for take off with a GBU-8 (also referred to as HOBOS) mounted on the right outboard wing pylon and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip. A spin-control parachute container is attached to the aircraft's tail section when leaving Edwards AFB on October 13th, 1981.
[USAF photo by SSgt Dennis L. Brookins]
[USAF photo by SSgt Dennis L. Brookins]
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on 2007-Apr-28 06:36:41 johnwill said
Note this FSD airplane has the larger horizonatl tail introduced on block 15. From looking at the shadows of the left wing there is no GBU-8 installed. This flight was apparently conducted to determine the effectiveness of the large tail for highly assymetric wing store loadings,
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