Popular Mechanics: How the U.S. Air Force Turns an F-16 Fighter Into a Drone
Unsurprisingly, it’s relatively easy to turn a computer-controlled fighter into a drone.
* The Air Force is retiring F-16 fighters as the F-35 fighter comes on-line.
* The F-16s are stored at “The Boneyard” in Arizona.
* About thirty F-16s a year are brought out of storage to become remote-controlled aircraft.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon has had a distinguished history, and the U.S. Air Force is capping it off with a bang. Every year the service modifies F-16 fighters into F-16 drones, transforming them from hunters to the hunted. The resulting drones, known as QF-16s, are then shot down for target practice.
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WNU Editor: 30 F-16s are converted each year into drones that are then shot down for target practice.
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It is easier to turn a liberal into mind-numbed robot.
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