Cool video: F-16 tumbles in air

Aug. 17, 2009
The folks at aviation site AVweb recently aired a video of an F-16 test flight that gets "interesting." What's also interesting is the explanation provided by the chief flight officer. ...

The folks at aviation site AVweb recently aired a video of an F-16 test flight that gets "interesting." What's also interesting is the explanation provided by the chief flight officer.

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/exclusivevids/ExclusiveVideo_F16_OutOfControl_YawDeparture_201012-1.html

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Leland was Editor-in-Chief of Machine Design. He has 34 years of Service and holds a B.S. Engineering from the University of Michigan, a B.S. Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan;, and a MBA from Cleveland State University. Prior to joining Penton, Lee worked as a Communications design engineer for the U.S. Government.

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