January. 21st, 1974; The General Dynamics YF-16 prototype makes a first, albeit, unplanned flight at Edwards AFB, Calif. As company test pilot Phil Oestricher conducts high-speed taxi tests, the aircraft lifts off the runway, and rather than risk damage to the aircraft, the pilot elects to lift off and go around to come in for a normal landing. The first "official" flight is made on Feb. 2. John G. Williams, a structural flight test engineer on the YF-16, recalls: "During the first high-speed ta
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January. 21st, 1974; The General Dynamics YF-16 prototype makes a first, albeit, unplanned flight at Edwards AFB, Calif. As company test pilot Phil Oestricher conducts high-speed
SIERRA HOTEL AERONAUTICS. . January. 21st, 1974; The General Dynamics YF-16 prototype makes a first, albeit, unplanned flight at Edwards AFB, Calif. As company test pilot Phil Oestricher conducts high-speed taxi tests, the aircraft lifts off the runway, and rather than risk damage to the aircraft, the pilot elects to lift off and go around to ...
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