Red, white and blue F-16

[ilpwnp]

Stupid question, What's the deal with the F-16s painted red, white and blue. Was this the prototype or something?

[GreyGhost]

I think you're referring to the YF-16 Prototype that was in the LWF fly-off against theYF-17 back in 1974 ... General Dynamics colors ...

Gregg

Edited September 7, 2005 by GreyGhost

[wffwii]

It could also be the Thunderbirds...

[Bob Perry]

Stupid question, What's the deal with the F-16s painted red, white and blue. Was this the prototype or something?

This one?

http://www.voodoo.cz/falcon/old/f16073.jpg

Yes a prototype. It featured in the earliest kits. Revell and Monogram (before the merger) both had kits in this scheme.

[messy60]

wffwii, gosh darn it, you beat me to it. I wanted to post a smart *** reply involving the Thunderbirds. lol.

Jason

[ilpwnp]

Yes Bob, The one that was on the link you sent, I have the Tamiya kit and it shows and aircrfat painted like that, but on the tail it says F-16, not YF-16

Matt

[Bob Perry]

Pretty scheme, sure beats boring old grey!

[Chappie]

The first two prototypes were painted in this scheme for a time as was the first Full-Scale Development bird.

Chappie

[smithery]

Yes Bob, The one that was on the link you sent, I have the Tamiya kit and it shows and aircrfat painted like that, but on the tail it says F-16, not YF-16

Matt

Matt,

This link should help you with your Tamiya kit.

Tamiya F-16

[habu2]

Both YF-16 prototypes wore the RWB scheme, YF-16 #2 was also painted in at least three other schemes (grey, sky and CCV). In the RWB scheme, both initially wore YF-16 on the vertical tail. After GD won the LWF competition they took one of the YF-16s to the 1975 Paris Air Show, where the tail was changed to just F-16.

F-16A FSD #1 also wore a variation of the RWB scheme.

For the 25th anniversary at Edwards there was an F-16 painted in a RWB scheme, and I have seen pics of one of the NATO F-16s in RWB for a similar anniversary.

Edited September 7, 2005 by habu2

[habu2]

The Tamiya kit markings represent the YF-16 as it appeared at the 1975 Paris Air Show (see above). Note however the Tamiya kit has many inaccuracies as it has a mix of prototype and FSD features, making it incorrect for either one.

[GEH737]

Here's a picture of one of the F-16 FSD aircraft. I took this at Edwards AFB Open House in 1978.

[Chappie]

There you go! That is the first of eight FSD jets. The first six were As and the last two were Bs.

Chappie

[HOYS]

Yes a prototype. It featured in the earliest kits. Revell and Monogram (before the merger) both had kits in this scheme.

I have one of those kits!

[Boomstick]

I have the Tamiya kit. Anyone interested in a trade?

[Capricorn]

Both YF-16 prototypes wore the RWB scheme, YF-16 #2 was also painted in at least three other schemes (grey, sky and CCV). In the RWB scheme, both initially wore YF-16 on the vertical tail. After GD won the LWF competition they took one of the YF-16s to the 1975 Paris Air Show, where the tail was changed to just F-16.

F-16A FSD #1 also wore a variation of the RWB scheme.

For the 25th anniversary at Edwards there was an F-16 painted in a RWB scheme, and I have seen pics of one of the NATO F-16s in RWB for a similar anniversary.

Yes, the RWB aircraft toured all the European buyers in 1975, not only the Paris show. As a young teenager I personally saw it at the Rygge airshow that year, wearing a black "42" ( i think) at the air intake from the Paris saloon.