General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon (1982)

The F-16A Fighting Falcon, known by pilots as the Viper, was designed in the 70s and incorporated many revolutionary features. The control stick was moved from the center to the right side of the cockpit. The seat was reclined 30 degrees to help the pilot sustain high G forces. The plane was the first to use fly-by-wire in an operational military aircraft. Most notably, the cockpit begins to use the digital “glass” cockpit configuration in which analog instruments get replaced with large multi-function screens that provide flight instrumentation and other operational information.