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Re:Unmanned F-16s Declared IOC by zrail on Saturday October 01, 2016 @08:11AM (#12617532)
As I understand it most of these airframes aren't fit to fly with a crew anymore because they've aged out. Airframes that don't get into this program get scrapped.
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Re:Unmanned F-16s Declared IOC by mitchty on Saturday October 01, 2016 @08:30AM (#12617584)
Indeed, the F16 was originally designed for about 8 000 hours of service time. And most airframes appear to have lasted about 20 years.

Once your aircraft gets to the point it will start to fail, why not use it as a few as a target?

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Re:Unmanned F-16s Declared IOC by dfsegoat on Saturday October 01, 2016 @12:20PM (#12618498)
They are still pushing the airframe through 12k hours.
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Re:Unmanned F-16s Declared IOC by nopzor on Saturday October 01, 2016 @05:40PM (#12620007)
And already tested through 15k+ hours I think.
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