F-16 "Creation - LWF Program" - Part 1.2
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00:00 - LWF Program Organization by the US Air Force
05:36 - Customer Specifications and Requirements
07:48 - LTV and Lockheed Projects
08:27 - Northrop Proposal
10:15 - Boeing 908 Project
10:51 - Northrop and General Dynamics Selected
11:39 - YF-17 Assembly
12:47 - YF-16 Assembly
16:29 - YF-16 Public Reveal
18:39 - YF-17 Public Reveal
19:39 - YF-16 Flight Tests Begin
23:52 - Solving Technical Issues with the YF-16
29:47 - Solving Technical Issues with the YF-17
32:14 - Testing Continues and the LWF Competition Winner is Determined.
The second episode of the series about the American F-16 light fighter. This section continues the story of the fighter's development under the LWF program. In it, we will discuss General Dynamics' main competitors, as well as all the challenges American designers and test pilots faced during the creation of the new fighter.
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