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13 Jan 1975
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On January 13th, 1975, Air Force Secretary John McLucas announced that the YF-16 had been selected as the winner of the ACF contest. The Air Force placed a contract for fifteen FSD (Full-Scale Development) airframes, a number that was later reduced to 8 (6 F-16A/FSD's and 2 F-16B/FSD's).
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Jan 1975
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U.S. Air Force selects F-16 as its air combat fighter and announces plans to procure at least 650 aircraft.
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31 Jan 1975
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Completion of YF-16 Lightweight Fighter evaluation.
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10 Feb 1975
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Preliminary design review from 10th to 13th of February.
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Apr 1975
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The F-16 design enters critical design review phase, from 22th to 24th of April.
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8 May 1975
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Neil Anderson belly lands the first YF-16 protoype on the grass at Fort Worth, after one of the main gear tires got stuck in the well during a practice demo for the Paris Air Show
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May 1975
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First transatlantic flight by the YF-16, attending the 1975 Paris Air Show.
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29 Jun 1975
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Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands announce plans to buy 348 F-16s.
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21 Jul 1975
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Belgium (116), Denmark (58), Norway (72), and the Netherlands (102) order 348 F-16s.
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8 Aug 1975
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F-16 manufacturing begins. (first chips)
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7 Sep 1975
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Submission of Canadian proposal.
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3 Dec 1975
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Loaded first assembly fixture.
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18 Dec 1975
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Assembly of F-16 Number One begins.
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