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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr View Post
I always thought they looked ultra futuristic & cool. That alone would have had a psychological effect on the enemy.
Correct me if I'm wrong but they were the first aircraft that had to have a working flight computer so they could be flown.
If I'm not mistaken, the F-16 went into production in '76 and was inherently unstable and fly-by-wire kept it pointing the right way.
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