Aerospace Manufacturing and Design

SwRI to assess F-16 landing gear component reliability

Receives seven-year $9.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to predict when parts need replacement.
Stars and Stripes

‘Jammed bullet’ prompts F-16’s precautionary landing on Okinawa, report says

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Fighter jets deployed rotationally to the home of the 18th Wing made precautionary landings here two days in a row, according to a local newspaper. An F-16 Fighting Falcon ...
C.W. Lemoine on MSN

Revisiting - Incredible F-16 Flameout Landing! HUD Tape Breakdown With The Tower Controller Who Was There

Mover (Former F-16 Pilot) and Richard "Rocket" Smith break down a HUD tape from an F-16D that lost its engine and landed at ...
Air Force Technology

SwRI wins USAF contract to predict F-16 landing gear service life

SwRI has a seven-year contract worth $9.9m from the USAF to forecast the service life of landing gear on the F-16 Fighting ...
Stars and Stripes

‘Hard landing’ damages F-16 Fighting Falcon at US air base in Japan

TOKYO — The Air Force is investigating a hard landing by an F-16 Fighting Falcon in northeast Japan, according to a Misawa Air Base spokesman. Photographs posted Monday by the Air Force amn/nco/snco ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Islanders greet F-16 pilots with crab, kindness after emergency landing

Two U.S. Air Force pilots stationed in South Korea received a warm welcome — including home-cooked meals and a wedding invitation — after their F-16 fighter jets made an emergency landing on a remote ...
The Aviationist

Here’s Our First Look At The First Ukrainian Air Force F-16 Jets

First F-16s in Ukrainian Air Force markings break cover. President Volodymyr has announced that Ukraine has taken delivery of its initial batch of F-16 fighter jets on Aug. 4, 2024. “F-16s are now in ...