Mysterious News Briefly February 24, 2021
Earth has had water from its beginning, according to researchers at the GLOBE Institute at the University of Copenhagen, and their new study suggests that it’s the same for all planets, which means the Milky Way is loaded with watery planets, with volume dependent on the planet’s distance from its star. Does working on or reading studies like these make one thirsty? (Asking for a writer who just downed a liter and yearns for another.)
Agricultural researchers are using CRISPR gene editing to increase the number of kernels per cob on low-producing variations – a process that once took farmers hundreds of year to accomplish. Just in time for movie theaters to reopen – the one-cob barrel of popcorn?
US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Cherie Thurlby
Nearly 50 years after its first flight, the F-16 remains in service with air forces around the world.
The US Air Force was set to get rid of its F-16s in the coming decade, but delays on its new fighters mean the Fighting Falcon will fly on.
February 2 was the 47th anniversary of the first official test flight for the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Designed by General Dynamics in the 1970s, the Falcon or the Viper, as it is commonly and affectionately known by its American pilots quickly became one of the best fighter jets in history.
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The F-16 first flew 47 years ago, and the Air Force may keep it flying decades longer due to problems with the F-35
The F-16 first flew 47 years ago, and the Air Force may keep it flying decades longer due to problems with the F-35
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon on a mission near Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, March 22, 2003.
US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Cherie Thurlby
Nearly 50 years after its first flight, the F-16 remains in service with air forces around the world.
The US Air Force was set to get rid of its F-16s in the coming decade, but delays on its new fighters mean the Fighting Falcon will fly on.
The U.S. Air Force Is Considering Buying New F-16 Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force Is Considering Buying New F-16 Aircraft
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons based in the Central Command area of operations conduct armed aerial patrols in Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz, Jan. 9, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison)
More F-16 Vipers could be ordered together with F-15EXs, attritable aircraft and NGAD to replace older aircraft until enough F-35s are available.
Almost 16 years after the last delivery, the U.S. Air Force is now considering an order for new F-16 Fighting Falcon (or Viper, as the type is dubbed in the fighter pilot community) jets. This news was recently reported by the
The Air Force received its first F-16s in 1978, and the plane has been in continuous service since.
Upgrades for the foreign market have ensured new jets with modern tech are ready to go.
The U.S. Air Force is seriously considering ordering more F-16 fighter jets, more than 42 years after the service received its first “Fighting Falcon.” The Air Force, which once vowed it would never buy a non-stealthy fighter again, appears to have had a change in heart. The extreme cost of stealthy fighters like the F-35 probably has something to do with it.
According to
Aviation Week & Space Technology, the Air Force