Vehicle I-D: New look & name for the F-16 VISTA

U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs, 30JAN2019.

Modified/upgraded NF-16D VISTA (Variable-stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft) departs Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 30JAN2019.  It the future it will be called the X-62A.

USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd, 30JAN2019.

This aircraft is the only one of its kind in the world and is the flag-ship of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School.

USAF photo by Cynthia Griggs, 30JAN2019.

It’s has been highly modified, allowing pilots to change the aircraft’s flight characteristics to mimic other aircraft.

USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd, 30JAN2019.

 

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