F-16 pilot developed a cockpit stowable collapsible ladder to aid Agile Combat Employment operations. At a time when the U.S. Air Force is heavily pressing forward with ACE (Agile Combat Employment) ...

AVIANO, Italy — An airman from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base thinks he has devised a top-rung method of cockpit ingress and egress for F-16 Viper pilots. Maj. Nicholas Atkins conceptualized ...

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — An F-16 Viper pilot’s flash of inspiration amid frustration turned into a win in the annual Air Force innovation competition known as Spark Tank, where he beat out 137 other ...

As the U.S. Air Force pushes to be more prepared to operate on short notice from remote or austere locations with limited support, one simple question may increasingly be on the minds of its F-16 ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11649677B2) describes a movable ladder with several unique features. The ladder includes a structural frame consisting of two side parts connected by a ...

Israeli designer Itay Laniado has designed a collapsible ladder held together by a strap under tension. The strap is tightened with a ratchet and forms two rungs of the ladder once assembled. A loop ...