Lockheed Martin X-62A Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft Family
The X-62A VISTA is a heavily modified NF-16D variable-stability research aircraft operated by the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. First flown in 1992 and redesignated X-62A in 2021, it provides a radical-control-law and autonomy testbed whose modifications make return to a standard operational F-16 configuration impractical; the platform supported autonomous air-combat and advanced flight-test research.
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Identity
- Aliases
- X-62AX-62A VISTANF-16D VISTAVariable In-flight Simulator AircraftVariable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft
- Family Name
- Lockheed Martin X-62A VISTA
- Full Name
- Lockheed Martin X-62A Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryresearchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The X-62A VISTA is a heavily modified NF-16D variable-stability research aircraft operated by the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. First flown in 1992 and redesignated X-62A in 2021, it provides a radical-control-law and autonomy testbed whose modifications make return to a standard operational F-16 configuration impractical; the platform supported autonomous air-combat and advanced flight-test research.
- First Flight Year
- 1,992
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 03:07:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 03:07:37 UTC