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F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

This photo of NASA's F-16XL #2 laminar flow control research aircraft was taken following installation of the laminar flow control…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

The new look of the left wing on NASA's F-16XL #2, following installation of a laminar flow control panel (dark…

F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment
F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control experiment

NASA's two-seat F-16XL #2 research aircraft is shown in the modification hangar at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA,…

F-16XL #1 CAWAP Flight
F-16XL #1 CAWAP Flight

The single-seat F-16XL (ship #1) makes another run during the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project (CAWAP) at Dryden Flight Research Center,…

F-16XL #1 Crew
F-16XL #1 Crew

The F-16XL Ship #1 Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project (CAWAP) Test Team.

F-16XL #1 in Flight
F-16XL #1 in Flight

NASA's single-seat F-16XL presents a unique look to an observer from above as it flies over the snow-covered southern Sierra…

F-16XL Ship #1
F-16XL Ship #1

The F-16XL #1 (NASA 849) takes off for the first flight of the Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) on December…

F-16XL Ship #1
F-16XL Ship #1

The F-16XL #1 during its functional flight check of the Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) on December 16, 1997. The…

F-16XL Ship #1
F-16XL Ship #1

F-16XL #849 shows off its unusual "cranked arrow" double-delta wing platform during a functional check flight to check out its…

F-16XL #1 – CAWAP Boundary Layer Rakes
F-16XL #1 – CAWAP Boundary Layer Rakes

The boundary layer hot film and the boundary layer rakes are shown on the left wing of NASA's single-seat F-16XL…