Exclusive Video: Loss of Control in an F-16 Fighter, Test Pilot on Yaw Departure

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Key Takeaways:

  • Air Force pilot Desmond Brophy guides viewers through an F-16 fighter jet test at Edwards Air Force Base.
  • The tests are crucial for evaluating the aircraft's performance limits after software and weapons upgrades.
  • The video shows a step-by-step walkthrough of the testing process.
  • A related video tour of the F-16 cockpit with Major Brophy is also available.
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At Edwards Air Force Base, they still test F-16 fighters, because each software upgrade and each new weapons package introduces new parameters. Experimental test pilots need to identify the aircraft’s performance limits, and they need to know how it will perform before their brothers- and sisters-in-arms take upgraded Vipers into combat. This is one of those tests, and Air Force pilot Desmond Brophy walks us through it step-by-step.

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Don’t miss our video tour of the Viper cockpit with Major Brophy.

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