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WATCH: Insane Unintended First Flight of F-16 Fighting Falcon

Susan Katz Keating August 26, 2023 Guns & Gear 2,413 Views

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So you want to be a test pilot? Be sure to check out this vid of an F-16 high speed taxi test that unexpectedly turned into a first flight. The best part, aside from the safe landing, is the crazy take-off; but we also appreciate the crash truck in hot pursuit.

20 January 1974. First 'accidental' flight of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, US multirole jet fighter aircraft. During high-speed taxi test, the GD test pilot, Phil Oestricher, decided to lift off to avoid crashing the machine, and safely landed it six minutes later. pic.twitter.com/iVPaLDrbGg
— Ron Eisele (@ron_eisele) January 19, 2023

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