The F16 Fighting Falcon is one of the fastest and most capable jet fighters of the past decades partly due to its immensely powerful engine, which can produce over 30,000 pounds of thrust and catapult ...

An F-16 engine, right-hand aft strake, horizontal tail and speed brake at the site of the April 2024 crash. Credit: U.S. Air Force Fan blade failure in a known “blind spot” of F-16 engine maintenance ...