 A research excitation flight system was recently flight tested at NASA's Dry and Flight Research Facility. A NASA F-16XLR craft served as a test bed. This exciter is unique because it is a self-contained, lightweight excitation system which can easily be strapped onto a variety of aircraft. It is intended to be used in flight flutter testing to help improve data quality and flight test efficiency. The system consists of a fixed vane with a rotating slotted cylinder at the trailing edge. The slotted cylinder rotates and the flow is ultimately deflected upward and downward. This results in a periodic lift force which is imparted to the aircraft at twice the cylinder's rotational frequency. The exciter vane is controlled by the pilot in the back seat of the F-16XLR craft who sets the parameters for the test. Data is telemetered to the spectral analysis facility where it is monitored in real time. Here, response from the wing tips are monitored to find frequency and damping trends as functions of Mach number and dynamic pressure. The wing can be seen responding to the exciter vane's input, sweeping from 5 to 35 hertz. Data is analyzed on the computer showing the aircraft's natural frequencies. Test points were taken between Mach 0.6 and Mach 1.7 at an altitude of 30,000 feet. The variables in the different frequency sweeps were linear oligarithmic sweeps, varying time length, varying force amplitude, and dwelling on a certain frequency. This exciter system has shown it can provide high quality data and improve flight test efficiency with minimal interface to aircraft systems. Future testing will continue to provide insight into using this system as a safer, more effective flight flutter testing system for today's flight research.