F-16 Timeline

F-16 Events from 1977

January
29 Jan 1977		USAF announces plans for an additional 783 F-16s.
May
11 May 1977		First non-stop unrefueled flight by an F-16 across the U.S. flown by Colonel Jim Rider.
June
3 Jun 1977		First Full-Scale Development (FSD) F-16 with complete avionics equipment arrives at Edwards AFB.
August
8 Aug 1977		Maiden flight of the first FSD F-16B (#75-0751).
26 Aug 1977		First two-seat F-16B arrives at Edwards AFB.
October
26 Oct 1977		Department of Defense endorses F-16 full-scale production.
November
8 Nov 1977		F-16 prototype launches all-weather AIM-7F Sparrow missiles.