What if one design breakthrough were to double the range and payload of a fighter, and make it more maneuverable than its ...

The F-16XL was a radical, experimental variant of the iconic F-16, featuring a massive “cranked-arrow” delta wing. -This innovative design gave it double the wing area, allowing it to carry twice the ...

The F-16XL was truly a formidable fighter The chief project engineer for the F-16XL, Harry J. Hillaker, revealed that the new variant retained the fundamental elements of the Fighting Falcon, with ...

According to many pilots familiar with both the F-16XL and the F-15E, the F-16XL had significant advantages. It was lighter, more maneuverable, and could carry a larger payload.

But unlike a simple extended wheelbase option, the F-16XL was an altogether different kind of jet than the basis of its construction. The project has its origins dating back to the mid-1970s.

The F-16XL ship #2 was a research aircraft that demonstrated how pilot controls can overcome the difference in the left and right wing design.

NASA's Dryden Flight Research Centre is examining the feasibility of returning to flight one of two unique cranked-arrow wing F-16XLs kept in "flyable" storage for a decade. The agency hopes to ...

This F-16XL Scamp aircraft is undergoing a test in a wind tunnel at Langley. ... In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, an F-16 Scamp model being tested in the BART on Oct. 6, 1992.

This F-16XL (Experimental aircraft) ... The F-16 can go the distance, with a range of over 2,000 miles (1,740 nautical miles) that can be extended through in-flight refueling like you see here.