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![F-16 crew chiefs assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, inspect the hydraulic landing gear systems of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, inches away from the howling engine intake, just F-16 crew chiefs assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, inspect the hydraulic landing gear systems of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, inches away from the howling engine intake, just](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RAJEPF/f-16-crew-chiefs-assigned-to-the-180th-fighter-wing-ohio-air-national-guard-inspect-the-hydraulic-landing-gear-systems-of-an-f-16-fighting-falcon-inches-away-from-the-howling-engine-intake-just-after-the-jet-landed-during-a-training-exercise-at-macdill-air-force-base-in-tampa-florida-on-feb-2-2017-the-180th-brought-their-f-16s-and-approximately-150-maintainers-pilots-and-operations-specialists-to-macdill-afb-for-a-two-week-training-exercise-which-included-basic-fighter-maneuvers-against-f-18-hornets-from-the-canadian-425th-tactical-fighter-squadron-sharpening-the-combat-capabilities-RAJEPF.jpg)
F-16 crew chiefs assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, inspect the hydraulic landing gear systems of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, inches away from the howling engine intake, just
![Remembering the F-16 fighter jet modified to test the F-35's diverterless supersonic inlet - The Aviation Geek Club Remembering the F-16 fighter jet modified to test the F-35's diverterless supersonic inlet - The Aviation Geek Club](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/F-16-DSI.jpg)
Remembering the F-16 fighter jet modified to test the F-35's diverterless supersonic inlet - The Aviation Geek Club
![File:An F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief squeezes into the intake of on an F- 16 (31977459444).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:An F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief squeezes into the intake of on an F- 16 (31977459444).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/An_F-16_Fighting_Falcon_crew_chief_squeezes_into_the_intake_of_on_an_F-16_%2831977459444%29.jpg)
File:An F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief squeezes into the intake of on an F- 16 (31977459444).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![Belgian Air Force🇧🇪 on Twitter: "What it looks like inside the F-16 engine intake. An important mission for our technicians is to keep the F-16s flying during the whole operation. 📸 Belgian Belgian Air Force🇧🇪 on Twitter: "What it looks like inside the F-16 engine intake. An important mission for our technicians is to keep the F-16s flying during the whole operation. 📸 Belgian](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DryAOXPXcAEu7s0.jpg)