Lockheed pushes F-16 stress test to 27,000h

F-16

​Lockheed Martin has tested the structural integrity of the F-16C Block 52 over 27,700 equivalent flight hours as it seeks to life-extend the aircraft from 8,000h to 12,000h.

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