I was talking to some of the guys at Buckley and they refer to the F16 as a "Lawn Dart" because of its single engine design which if were to fail but essentially turn the plane into a lawn dart. Got a good laugh out of that but definitely wouldnt want to be in one when that happened.
A much better explanation than mine, I wasnt aware of this.Or coulda been filmed in March ..... Mustache March is a Fighter Pilot thing that goes way back longer then Momevber.
Did they do away with them on later models? All photos I can see of modern versions dont appear to have the forward control surfaces.The most noticeable feature are the forward control surfaces under the inlet that allowed maneuvering in unconventional attitudes.