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Lockheed SR-71A N844NA made four research flights in 1999 to validate the dorsal
test fixture. It capped off the year with a mach 3 overflight of
the Open House. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Link to the NASA Dryden SR-71 Research project page.
Lockheed SR-71A, N844NA lights off the afterburners of its Pratt and Whitney J58 engines.
Lockheed
F-117 Full Scale Development Nighthawk 79-1782 is with the
412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB. It is the third of the FSD
Nighthawks. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Link to the Air Force Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk fact sheet.
The second production Lockheed-Martin
F-22A Raptor 91-4002 made its first public flight
demonstration in the company of F-16D Block 40A Fighting Falcon
87-392 of the 412th TW. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor
displays its planform as it breaks into the pattern for Runway 22
for a series of touch and go landings. It did not participate in
Sunday's display. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Boeing-Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-068
with wings fully swept. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Visit the Boeing B-1B Lancer Product Page.
Link to the Air Force Boeing Rockwell B-1B Lancer fact sheet.
Boeing
B-52H-155-BW Stratofortress 60-0050 has been a fixture at
Edwards AFB for a number of years. It has made several
appearances at the Open House. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
This shot of Boeing B-52H-155-BW Stratofortress
60-0050 was taken at the November 9, 1986 Open House when it
carried SIOP camouflage and sported a cruise missile pylon.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Visit the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Product Page.
Fairchild-Republic A-10A Warthog
80-215 of the 355th Wing at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in
Arizona. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Link to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base home page.
Visit the Air Force Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt fact sheet.
McDonnell-Douglas
C-17A Lot X Globemaster III 98-0052 of the 62nd AW and 446th
AW at McChord Air Force Base flies in formation with Lockheed
C-141B-10-LM Starlifter 63-8084 from March Air Force Base.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Link to the McChord Air Force Base home page.
Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 30E Fighting Falcon
86-0359 trails behind the refueling boom of Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
61-0320. Both aircraft are with the 412th TW. Photographer: Brian
Lockett.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18B Hornet
N852NA flies chase on NASA research flights. Photographer: Brian
Lockett.
Link to NASA Fact Sheet about their F/A-18 chase planes.
McDonnell-Douglas F-15B-16-MC
Eagle 76-134 of the Air Force Flight Test Center Test Pilot
School. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Link to Boeing's F-15 page.
NF-15B STOL Demonstrator NASA 837 breaks formation with NASA F/A-18B N852NA into the pattern for Runway 22. Its Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engines are equipped with 360-degree thrust vectoring nozzles.
Visit the NASA Dryden F-15 STOL demonstrator photo gallery.
Gates Learjet N805NA used to be
assigned to the Ames Research Center at Moffett NAS.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Underside of McDonnell-Douglas
C-17A Lot X Globemaster III 98-0052. Photographer: Brian
Lockett.
Link to Boeing's C-17 page.
Boeing B-52H-155-BW Stratofortress
60-0050 is carrying Wind Corrected Munition Dispensers (WCMD),
which are CBUs with an INS and steerable fins, on the inboard
pylons. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Visit the Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress fact sheet.
Northrop T-38A-45-NO Talon
62-3715 of the 412th TW taxis in as C-141B 63-8084 lands in the
background. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Go to static displays
of the Edwards AFB 1999 Airshow.
Go to Sunday
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
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
Lockheed Stealth by Bill Sweetman
Joint Strike Fighter : Boeing X-32 Vs Lockheed
Martin X-35 (Enthusiast Color Series) by Bill Sweetman
F-22 Raptor (Enthusiast Color) by Bill Sweetman
Inside the Stealth Bomber (Colortech
Series) by Bill
Sweetman
America's Stealth Fighters and Bombers by James C. Goodall
Skunk Works : A Personal Memoir of My Years at
Lockheed by
Ben R. Rich
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works by Jay Miller
B-2 Spirit: The Most Capable War
Machine on the Planet by Steve Pace
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker : More Than
Just a Tanker by
Robert S. Hopkins III
Dark Eagles by Curtis Peebles, a compact
complete history of U.S. programs to develop so-called black or
secret aircraft.
Shadow Flights by Curtis Peebles
Spyplane : The U-2 History
Declassified by
Norman Polmar
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress by Tony Thornborough
Globemaster III Boeing C-17A (Warbird
Tech Series, Vol 30) by Bill Norton
You can buy a 2020 calendar featuring my photographs of Lockheed SR-71s.
A dozen photos of Lockheed SR-71s in flight or taxiing, taken between 1980 and 1999.
Lockheed SR-71s pictured include:
SR-71A 61-7964, Beale Air Force Base, May 31, 1980;
SR-71A 61-7965, March Air Force Base, November 3, 1980;
SR-71A 61-7964, Beale Air Force Base, October 31, 1981;
SR-71A 61-7968, March Air Force Base, November 3, 1988;
SR-71A 61-7976, Beale Air Force Base, October 14, 1989;
SR-71A 61-7972, Edwards Air Force Base, October 29, 1989;
SR-71A 61-7971, Nellis Air Force Base, March 26, 1997;
NASA SR-71B N831NA, Edwards Air Force Base, October 18, 1997;
NASA SR-71A N844NA, Edwards Air Force Base, October 9, 1999
Put a copy of the Lockheed SR-71: 2020 calendar in your Lulu.com shopping cart for $14.95.
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.
Put a copy of the Lockheed-Martin F/A-22A Raptors at Edwards Air Force Base: 2020 Calendar in your Lulu.com shopping cart for $14.95.
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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