Edwards Air Force Base Airshow, Page 2, Sunday October 10, 1999


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Test Pilot School formation consists of McDonnell-Douglas F-15B-17-MC 76-140, Lockheed-Martin F-16B Block 1 78-098, Northrop T-38A-35-NO 60-582 and T-38A-45-NO 62-3715. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

McDonnell-Douglas F-15B-17-MC Eagle 76-140 performs with "Smokewinders" on its missile pylons. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

Plan view of McDonnell-Douglas F-15 STOL Demonstrator N837NA. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

General Dynamics F-16XL N849NA made its first public flight demonstration on Sunday afternoon. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

Sixteen airplanes pass in review on Sunday afternoon. Visible are F-15STOL, F-16XL, F-18, Learjet, two F-15s, two F-16s, two T-38s, B-52H, C-17A, C-141B, B-1B, and KC-135R. There's a T-39 Sabreliner hidden behind one of the F-15 Eagles. Reminds me of a Keith Ferris painting. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

Twelve Air Force airplanes follow the NASA review. Visible are two F-15s, two F-16s, two T-38s, T-39, B-52H, C-17A, C-141B, B-1B, and KC-135R. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

General Dynamics F-16XL N849NA flies in formation with the F-15 STOL demonstrator. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

Heavy metal. McDonnell-Douglas C-17A Lot X 98-0052, Lockheed C-141B-10-LM Starlifter 63-8084, Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 61-0320, and Boeing B-52H-155-BW Stratofortress 60-0050. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

McDonnell-Douglas F-15 STOL Demonstrator N837NA was originally the first F-15B 71-290. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

General Dynamics F-16XL N849NA was built as the fifth YF-16A 75-749. An additional section of fuselage was spliced in during the conversion to the cranked arrow delta configuration. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

Visit the NASA Dryden F-16XL #1 Photo Archive

Here's a shot of the General Dynamics F-16XL 75-0749 at its first appearance at the 1982 Open House. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

McDonnell-Douglas F-15D-38-MC Eagle 84-046 commemorates the 50th anniversary of supersonic flight with the name "Glamorous Glennis". Photographer: Brian Lockett.

Linnk to the Air Force McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle fact sheet.

Lockheed-Martin F-16B Block 1 Fighting Falcon 78-0098 of the Test Pilot School. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

Visit the Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon Page.

Rocket test stands can be seen on Lehmann Ridge behind General Dynamics F-16D Block 40A Fighting Falcon 87-392 of the 412th Test Wing.

Visit the Air Force Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon fact sheet.

You don't see many North American Rockwell T-39A-1-NA Sabreliners anymore. 59-2870 is assigned to the 412th TW. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds diamond formation in the dirty configuration. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

Visit the home page of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team.

U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds solo F-16 dives in afterburner to catch the main formation at show center. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds arrowhead formation. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds perform a four-way crossover at the conclusion of the show. Photographer: Brian Lockett.


Other 1999 Edwards AFB Airshow Pages

Go to static displays of the Edwards AFB 1999 Airshow.

Go to Saturday flight demonstrations of the Edwards AFB 1999 Airshow.


Books about Edwards Air Force Base available from

Test Colors: The Aircraft of Muroc Army Airfield and Edwards Air Force Base by Rene Francillon

X-Planes at Edwards (Enthusiast Color Series) by Steve Pace

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker : More Than Just a Tanker by Robert S. Hopkins III

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress by Tony Thornborough

Globemaster III Boeing C-17A (Warbird Tech Series, Vol 30) by Bill Norton

Edwards Air Force Base : Open House at the USAF Flight Test Center 1957-1966 : A Photo Chronicle of Aircraft Displayed (Schiffer Military History) by Robert D. Archer


Go to the Airshow Page of the Goleta Air and Space Museum.

Go to the home page of the Goleta Air and Space Museum.

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