History of the AFFTC, Vol 1 F-16 Chapter

Abstract

This test program was noteworthy - for its forward-looking innovations as well as for the difficulties it caused. Among those innovations was the use of a single test plan for each fighter by a fully integrated test team made up of Systems Command, contractor, using command, and supporting command people. Another was the fact of its being the first example of "advanced prototyping" since that type of contract was revived by Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard in 1971 - or at least it was that type until 29 April 1974 when Dr. James R. Schlesinger, the Secretary of Defense then, turned the program into a competition between the two fighters involved to become the Air Force's "air combat fighter" and supplement the F-15 in a "high-low" mix. It was out of this change that the difficulties grew.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 2024
Accession Number
AD1231020

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