First Flight For F-16 With F100/MCID
The U.S. Air Force's VISTA F-16 flying testbed made its first flight with a larger, modular common inlet duct (MCID) mated to a Pratt&Whitney F100-PW-229 turbofan on May 28, in preparation for making the aircraft a full-time thrust-vectoring experimental vehicle. The wider, high-airflow inlet is...
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