F167

F167 is a designation that appears in a variety of technical and industrial contexts, most commonly as a catalog or model number rather than a brand name. In aviation, the designation was employed by the United States for the experimental F‑167 "Delta–Albatross" aircraft, a high‑altitude reconnaissance prototype developed in the late 1960s. The plane featured a distinctive delta wing and was evaluated for radar‑gathering missions, though it never entered mass production.

In maritime history, USS F-167 denotes a 19th‑century gunboat that served in the United States Navy during the Civil War. The vessel, built in 1862, was part of a series of small ironclad gunboats intended for blockading and riverine operations. Its designation follows the Navy’s 19th‑century hull numbering system.

The automotive industry once used F167 as a model identifier for a limited‑run Italian sports coupe produced by Vesuvio Automobili in 1984. The car was noted for its lightweight chassis and a 2.0‑liter naturally aspirated engine, and only a handful of units were built between 1984 and 1986.

In scientific literature, F167 frequently appears as a catalogue number for a specific strain of the human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line used in molecular biology research. Cell lines with the F167 designation are employed in studies of metastasis and drug resistance.

Computing references to F167 sometimes indicate a minor version of the FPLAPACK library, a Fortran implementation of the LAPACK linear‑algebra routines. The F167 patch improved numerical stability on some vector processors.

Although the uses of the name are diverse, the common thread is that F167 functions as a concise alphanumeric identifier, typically linked to a particular prototype, prototype series, or component within technical specifications.