#2882096 - 10/18/09 06:40 PM
Edwards Flight Test Nation 2009
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Traffic was a pain (2+ hours each getting on and off the base), and the lighting was not photographer friendly, so I didn't get great photographic quality shots (plus I can get in the way of my camera doing it's job ), but man, what a show. So many unique and interesting aircraft! #1 Two F-16s. Not a great shot, and not that interesting, but I had to include it because of the passengers. The front plane has General Yeager in the back seat, and the second plane has General Engle (X-15 and space shuttle pilot, among other things). They opened the show with two double sonic booms in these planes. #2 A-10 demo #3 More A-10 #4 And yet more A-10 #5 The White Knight, the mothership of the Spaceship 1 that won the X Prize, was on display (it's now being used by Northrop Grumman for high-altitude aerodynamics testing) #6 Global Hawk on display #7 F-16D in the hangar
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#2882183 - 10/18/09 09:25 PM
Re: Edwards Flight Test Nation 2009
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Some more: #8 B-25 #9 B-17 #10 B-17 again #11 And last B-17 shot #12 Mustang and Lighting in formation #13 White Knight II, the version to be used for the commercial space flights, did a few fly-bys #14 White Knight again #15 More White Knight #16 Even more White Knight
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#2882268 - 10/19/09 12:10 AM
Re: Edwards Flight Test Nation 2009
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Another batch: #18 B-52 #19 TORA! TORA! TORA! action (kind of sort of a Pearl Harbor attack re-enactment) #20 More T.T.T #21 P-38 #22 F-22 Take-off #23 F-22 #24 Heritage Flight #25 B-2 taxiing #26 B-2 approaching #27 B-2 passing by
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#2882339 - 10/19/09 03:26 AM
Re: Edwards Flight Test Nation 2009
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sweet shots Ken, my favs are 3, 21, 23 & 24. some really interesting aircraft there.
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#2882882 - 10/20/09 12:28 AM
Re: Edwards Flight Test Nation 2009
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Some of Ken's beautiful Edwards images will be the SimHQ calendars for November. Thanks again Ken.
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#2883297 - 10/20/09 04:37 PM
Re: Edwards Flight Test Nation 2009
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Good work there Ken! I really like the solo P-38 pic and the Heritage Flight.
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#2883507 - 10/20/09 08:18 PM
Re: Edwards Flight Test Nation 2009
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Great shots. That White Knight II is one incredible looking engineering achievement. I mean..it really does look like it should snap in the middle. And are both "booms" crewed by pilots flying or is only one side crewed and the other with pax? Gotta look up some info on that..
Cool pics..
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#2883564 - 10/20/09 09:25 PM
Re: Edwards Flight Test Nation 2009
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If I remember correctly, one boom is used as the active "flying" control, whereas the other boom is used to train/familiarise another crew. Don't know which is which though. Great shooting though! (Could use some aircraft up here, as well as some decent weather before the lights go out...)
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#2885358 - 10/22/09 03:18 PM
Re: Edwards Flight Test Nation 2009
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Great shots! I took advantage of my wife being employed there and went for the "employees and guests" day on Friday. They have a dress rehersal of the show . . . and the static aircraft are all much less formal. And of course the BONUS of hardly any crowds.
Its been too long since Edwards has had a show!
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#2885946 - 10/23/09 06:51 AM
Re: Edwards Flight Test Nation 2009
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I liked the Predator and the mock raid the best Ken. All the rest are great though. Wheels
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