The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine, multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force.
It was a revolutionary aeroplane, with a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1 and a rearward centre of gravity.
In over thirty years, the flexibility of this machine has generated 20 versions.
Arriving in Italy in 2003 to bridge the gap between the operational obsolescence of the F-104S and the delays of the Eurofighter 2000 It is exhibited at the MUSAM in Vigna di Valle (Rome).