John Adam
Abstract
In many military systems, the use of advanced technology tends to drive up costs and complexity. The technologies applied to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, however, were chosen to simplify the airplane and reduce its weight by several thousand pounds, so as to increase its maneuverability.
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In many military systems, the use of advanced technology tends to drive up costs and complexity. The technologies applied to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, however, were chosen to simplify the airplane and reduce its weight by several thousand pounds, so as to increase its maneuverability.
Key concepts: Aeronautics, Agile software development, Airplane, Propulsion, Engineering, Systems engineering, Computer science, Aerospace engineering