The F-16 is the first production fighter aircraft intentionally designed to be slightly aerodynamically unstable, also known as "relaxed static stability" (RSS), to improve maneuverability.
F-16 var den første produktionsjager som med vilje var designet til at være en smule aerodynamisk ustabil, på engelsk betegnet "relaxed static stability" (RSS), for at forbedre manøvreevnen.