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Lightweight Fighter Competition: The F-16 and F/A-18 Battled to Join the U S Air Force

The program was called the Lightweight Fighter Competition, or LWF, and the end result was not one, but two living legends in the world of fourth-generation fighter jets: the F-16 Fighting Falcon, known to her pilots and crew chiefs as “The Viper,” and the F-18 Hornet.

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3,000-Strong: Why the World Still Loves the F-16 Fighting Falcon

3,000-Strong: Why the World Still Loves the F-16 Fighting Falcon
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How the F-16 Jet Fighter Became a Legend

How the F-16 Jet Fighter Became a Legend
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What s So Great About the F-16, Anyway?

In 1972 the Air Force s Prototype Program Office at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, launched the Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program, and the request for proposals (RFP) called for a highly maneuverable fighter with a significant emphasis on reduced weight but also cost. The program wasn t originally intended to lead to a production aircraft, but rather to determine what was possible at what cost. While five contractors competed for the LWF two finalists emerged – General Dynamics and Northrop, which would build two prototypes of their respective designs, the YF-16 and YF-17. As the program continued four European members of NATO – Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway – sought to replace the F-105Gs with a lighter and more affordable fighter.

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