Quiet Time for Fighting Falcon
An F-16 Fighting Falcon, part of the U.S. Air Force 40th Flight Test Squadron, spends some time in an anechoic chamber (it absorbs all reflections of light and sound) so its new M-7 software can be tested.
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon, part of the U.S. Air Force 40th Flight Test Squadron, spends some time in an anechoic chamber (it absorbs all reflections of light and sound) so its new M-7 software can be tested.