Spill tipped me to this neat slideshow by Harry Hillaker reviewing how General Dynamics (now part of Lockheed Martin) came to configure the YF-16 they way they did. It is easy to forget just how radical the F-16 appeared when it first flew. Features such as the reclined pilot’s seat and its canopy were considered avant garde. That’s to say nothing of the digital fly by wire system.
Go flip through the whole slideshow. Most of it is digestible even for the layman. Aviation types will surely enjoy it as well.
XBradTC 
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