(Download a higher resolution picture
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Rehearsal
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The Edwards Air Force Base Open House was held the weekend of October 25-26. During the two-day event, visitors saw new and unique aircraft in the Air Force inventory, and some of the best aerial demonstration pilots and teams performing today. The various demonstrations included Air Force aircraft such as the F/A-22, F-117, F-16, KC-135, C-17, B-1, which set 52 official world records, B-2, as well as NASA aircraft among others. This was also a once-a-year opportunity for taxpayers to see the kind of equipment they buy for the Air Force, and the abilities of the people who test, fly and maintain this equipment.
Airplanes scheduled to perform at the Open House rehearsed their flights on Wednesday, October 22. They were joined by several aircraft that did not participate in the airshow.
Lockheed-Martin C-130J Hercules,
98-1355 of the Maryland ANG.
Lockheed-Martin C-130J Hercules,
98-1355 of the Maryland ANG drops multiple pallets.
The Number-1
Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas C-17A Globemaster III, 87-0025 of the
412th Test Wing.
The Number-1
Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas C-17A Globemaster III, 87-0025 of the
412th Test Wing.
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker,
62-3534 of the 19th Aerial Refueling Group based at
Robins Air Force Base Georgia.
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker,
62-3534 of the 19th Aerial Refueling Group based at
Robins Air Force Base Georgia.
Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas F-15A-18
Eagle, 76-0116 of the 412th Test Wing.
Czech Aero Vodochody L-39C
Albatross, 00-0439 (N439RS) of the 412th Test Wing.
Northrop T-38A Talon, 61-0904 of
the 412th Test Wing.
General Dynamics F-16B Block 15AM
OCU Fighting Falcon, 90-0952 of the 412th TW was initially
intended for the Pakistani Air Force. It was embargoed at AMARC
for over a decade.
Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting
Falcon, 83-0118 of the 412th Test Wing.
McDonnell-Douglas F-15A Eagle,
76-0116 of the 412th Test Wing.
The Number-1
Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas C-17A Globemaster III, 87-0025 of the
412th Test Wing.
Boeing NKC-135E Stratotanker,
55-3135 of the 412th TW takes a wave-off and makes another
circuit of the pattern.
Boeing NKC-135E Stratotanker,
55-3135 of the 412th Test Wing.
Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting
Falcon, 83-0118 of the 412th Test Wing based at
Edwards Air Force Base.
Lockheed-Martin F-22A EMD Raptor, 91-4003.
General Dynamics F-16D Block 40A
Fighting Falcon, 87-0392 of the 412th TW is carrying an AGM-158
Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).
Link to the Federation of American Scientists page about the AGM-158 JASSM.
Boeing-Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight,
154815 of HMM-764.
General Dynamics F-16B Block 15AM
OCU Fighting Falcon, 90-0952 of the 412th TW.
Military
Aircraft Static Displays, October 24
NASA and
Vintage Aircraft Static Displays, October 24
You can buy a 2020 calendar featuring my photographs of Lockheed-Martin F/A-22A Raptors at Edwards Air Force Base.
A dozen photos of Lockheed-Martin F/A-22A Raptors at Edwards Air Force Base. Raptors pictured include F-22A Engineering, Manufacture Development (EMD) Raptors, 91-4003, 91-4005, 91-4006, 91-4007, and 91-4009 of the 412th Test Wing and F/A-22A Production Representative Test Vehicle (PRTV) Raptor, 99-4010 of the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group.
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Go to the Airshow Page of the Goleta Air and Space Museum.
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