Click Here are some more pictures of the F-16 Falcon from the 183rd Fighter Squadron in Springfield, Illinois.   This f-16 is set out so anyone can take a real close look and look we did.  All of the kids had a chance to look at the rounded leading edge and the super sharp trailing edge.   We play the computer game Falcon 4.0 and these kids can look at how the control surfaces work on the simulator and how they work on the real airplane.  On the root of the horizontal stabilizer, you can see the speed brakes just like on Falcon 4.0.  The wing tips have mounts for sidewinder missiles and the wings have mounts for external fuel tanks and bombs. 

This is a real treat and a tremendous training tool for youth of all ages and especially for youth who belong to the Y-I-BET program, because these kids have a chance to watch movies, build models and work with people who know about aviation and who spend the time teaching kids before coming to the airshow.  For example, before we came to this airshow we watched Iron Eagle 3, and built some wooden F-16 models.  Did these kids learn a lot?  You bet, and that's Y-I-BET on the Youth of America.