UAE F-16 Makes First Flight
Credit: LOCKHEED MARTIN
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. flew the first of 80 F-16E/F fighters for the United Arab Emirates on Dec. 6 in Fort Worth. Chief test pilot Steve Barter flew the two-seat jet for 50 min., attaining a maximum speed of 330 kt., an altitude of 15,000 ft. and inducing a maximum of 3g on the airplane...
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