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originally posted by: FredT
So its a bit of an odd one. I know the base well and this kind of popped up in the last week. Its clearly looks like an F-16 but its not clear what. Its not the VISTA, XL, etc. It might be ATFI or It could be just a plain old A model that was sitting in a hanger rotting and they towed it outside. Its not in a spot that has easy access to the runways and it looks like its been retired for some time.
Thoughts?
originally posted by: Slide22
Ma reply to: FredT
It’s not VISTA since I actually work on it now it’s at Edwards it’s probably the other XL there is one here at Edwards that they are painting to pu in the museum
originally posted by: mightmight
originally posted by: FredT
Thoughts?
They also had operated some F-16s as chase planes, at least according to the Internet.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: thebozeian
IIRC none of the current NASA F-16 fleet has a drag chute. I might be wrong, but I don't think I am. For this to be an XL, they would have had to disassemble it and fly it in on a C-5 or C-17, and put it back together.