Good to see it is famous Head Up Display, which allows the pilot to read crucial information such as altitude and speed without having to look at the instruments. It was state of the art in its time. But the controls are also special, explains Van Kleef. “The F-16 did not have a control stick with which you move the cables and rods mechanically, but a computer-controlled joystick on its right side. Fly by Wire that’s called, the steering is completely electronic.”
Museum piece? ‘The F-16 can still take a second round’
