[sukhoi-30mki]

The last production F-16 in Fort Worth takes off from the Lockheed Martin plant on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The plane was sold to the Iraqi government. Angel DelCueto Lockheed Martin

[MeganC]

Wow! Read in the article that the USAF plans to keep using the F-16 to at least 2048...when the plane/design is over SEVENTY years old!

That’s amazing!

Thank you for posting this article! Most informative!

[Wingy]

John Boyd’s bird. What a genius.

[Londo Molari]

The F-16 looks like a fighter plane. It is a beautiful, light nimble aircraft that looks like it means business.
The other aircraft I put into that category are the Hellcat, the P-51 Mustang and the F-86 Saber. Maybe even the Mig-29. While I appreciate all fighter aircraft, when I think fighter I think of those planes.

[deadrock]

Nice story. Thanks for posting.

[Yo-Yo]

The 388th TFW located at Hill AFB received it's first operational F-16A in January of 1979.

Hill is now retiring the F-16s and will be the first operational F-35A wing.

[hattend]

Why does it bug me that Iraq is getting the latest F-16 model?