F-16 MATV Axisymmetric vectoring in the early 1990's.

This is a video of the F-16 MATV using axisymmetric thrust vectoring in the early 90's..years before the Mig-29 OVT. The video showing the nozzles moving in the video is in a slowed down video frame rate mode.

The jet was one of a few different jets like the X-31, NF-16D, F-18 HARV and F-15 ACTIVE used to study the gains and weak points of thrust vectoring and axisymmetric thrust vectoring. All the test work on these jets went into the F-22.

It was learned only so much can be gained by axisymmetric thrust vectoring in terms of how it could help a fighter jet in air to air combat. The truth is, high AOA maneuvers should only be a last-ditch operation in aerial combat in view of the increased vulnerability of the aircraft when it is in a low-energy state. The F-22 has pitch vectoring for any kind of last-ditch operations but, the study helped prove stealth, radar range, real time data updates for targeting are better over all tools in modern air to air combat.

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• F-16
• MATV
• thrust
• vectoring
• Mig-29
• OVT
• Mig-35
• Su-37
• Su-30
• Su-35
• Su-47
• F-22

[suraxis]

Seeing an f-16 doing a Pugachev Cobra... FUCKING AWESOME.

[Inklebonker1]

haha the russians had me fooled i thought they made that up

[OlderG0ds]

@beaggyboy What language are you typing in?

[beaggyboy]

@danieleriskay,(2 cont furthe);manuverability is especialy crucial in all aircraft makes s whether 1 party is 2 b carying out a mision (s agressor) s allied forces against serbian actvt or US Navy (self-defending)agst Iranian Fjets flights,& its not lykly dat any1 hi-tails,its down 2 dogfite,wen misiles fail wic is unlykly 4 rezons,misiles r dificult 2 out manuver & many mor misile options can b available.Agility is den critical hir s 1 is actualy heading on d other,misiles wud b 2 clos 4 use

[beaggyboy]

@danieleriskay,whyl I'm not lukin 2 rebuf U in anyway lyk many of us do,but in dis day & age,Fjets R in fact optimised 4 multimission,hence its aptly called Multi Role Combat Aircraft,F18F, 4 say is gud 4 interdiction-attack,ground-air support,air interception-superiority & latest w/electronic warfare & jammer suite de 'Growler',whyl all 4-5th gen Acraf generaly have similar capability,except 4 EW & Jaming(exclusivly F18f),dey've now esentialy integrated all mision objectivs in2 1 comon platform

[beaggyboy]

America duznt nid 2 muc F22s,heck al ye nid is 2 reactivate programes suc s dis MATV/VISTA 4 d F16s & HARV,ad F23 type all movin vert tailplane & TVNs 2 d F-18s & it'll be mor den sufice 2 return US air defenses' repute bac 2 lead position,but F15 is mor of a dificult caz,owing 2 its inherent dezyn,unles its engine position is sumwat moved further aback 2 acentuate d multi-axis jetblast unhindered,but dat wil afect itz longitudinal air-flo s it exits,thus undermining itz overall air-spid & SVTO

[thatoneguy12ize]

@danieleriskay have you pasted this to other vids or can I just asking if I could?

[MrAyoss]

Does anybody else think the F16's thrust vectoring thingy looks like a butthole?

[Baseshocks]

@619cactusjack they were going to add thrust vector to f-35 but the costs were way too much.

[elpapaxo]

omg hax

[cr9527]

because F-16s or F-18s cannot perform stealth missions, nor do they have nearly as good of avionics package of the F-35.