Aero-News: Quote of the Day
"It has exceeded everyone's highest
expectations. Considering all of the program metrics, it easily
qualifies as the most successful fighter of the jet
age."
Source: John L. Bean, Lockheed Martin's vice
president of F-16 programs, reflecting on the Fighting Falcon's
30th anniversary. The first F-16 prototype, YF-16 No. 1, completed
its first official flight on Feb. 2, 1974, from the Air Force
Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base (CA).