General Dynamics F-16XL (English Wikipedia)

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Piccirillo 2014, p. 7: "These were oriented to extending range and payload, expanding basic missions, and developing advanced versions or derivative configurations of the aircraft. Importantly, these were intended to enhance both air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities while retaining the maximum possible commonality with the basic F-16 design." Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 7-10. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 34–35, 69–70. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, Chapter 3. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 76–77 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 149. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 159: "...the F-16E required major changes to the basic F-16 airframe. ... Changes required for the F-15E were not considered by the GAO to be as great as those needed for the F-16E, and mainly consisted of structural modifications to the wings as well as a strengthened landing gear." Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 156–157 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 161. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 169. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 143. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 69 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 74. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 60–61 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 78. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 75. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 83–84. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 116: "As speed approached Mach 1.0, the F-16XL's comparative cruise efficiency improved, and at Mach 1.4, the F-16XL had a 25-percent-higher lift-to-drag ratio than that of the F-16C." Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 9: "...the L/D ratios of the cranked-arrow, canard-delta, and baseline F-16 were essentially equal at subsonic speeds..." Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 84. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 116. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 291. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 85–87 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 183–184. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 183–187 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
"NASA - NASA Dryden Technology Facts - F-16XL Supersonic Laminar Flow". www.nasa.gov. NASA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
"Past Projects: F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control". NASA. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 199–202. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 184. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 202. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 202: "F-16XL-2 was also able to demonstrate limited supercruise performance by maintaining Mach 1.1 at an altitude of 20,000 feet in full military power without resorting to the use of afterburner." Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 206. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 209–210. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 211–214. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 226–227. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 227–228. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 281–283 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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Piccirillo 2014, Chapter 4: Design and Construction Details. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 71. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 203. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 123. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 303. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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Piccirillo 2014, p. 7: "These were oriented to extending range and payload, expanding basic missions, and developing advanced versions or derivative configurations of the aircraft. Importantly, these were intended to enhance both air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities while retaining the maximum possible commonality with the basic F-16 design." Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 7-10. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 34–35, 69–70. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, Chapter 3. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 76–77 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 149. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 159: "...the F-16E required major changes to the basic F-16 airframe. ... Changes required for the F-15E were not considered by the GAO to be as great as those needed for the F-16E, and mainly consisted of structural modifications to the wings as well as a strengthened landing gear." Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 156–157 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 161. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
"February 24, 1984: F-15 Became the Air Force's New Dual-Role Fighter". www.aftc.af.mil. Air Force Flight Test Center. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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Piccirillo 2014, p. 169. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 143. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 69 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 74. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 60–61 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 78. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 75. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 83–84. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 116: "As speed approached Mach 1.0, the F-16XL's comparative cruise efficiency improved, and at Mach 1.4, the F-16XL had a 25-percent-higher lift-to-drag ratio than that of the F-16C." Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 9: "...the L/D ratios of the cranked-arrow, canard-delta, and baseline F-16 were essentially equal at subsonic speeds..." Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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Piccirillo 2014, p. 84. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 116. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, p. 291. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 85–87 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 183–184. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 183–187 Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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"Past Projects: F-16XL Ship #2 Supersonic Laminar Flow Control". NASA. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
Piccirillo 2014, pp. 199–202. Piccirillo, Albert C. (2014). Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research (PDF). Washington, D.C.: NASA. ISBN 978-1-62683-022-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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