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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.
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.
Send a message to Brian.
