Edwards Air Force Base (EDW, KEDW)

[bilwor]

North American T-28B "Trojan" (200-65)(USN 137702)(Transfered to US Army as chase plane for AH-56 Cheyenne attack helicopter program)

North American T-28B 'Trojan' cn200-65 USN 137702 Transfered to US Army a by Bill Word, on Flickr

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Martin RB-57B "Canberra" (159)(USAF 52-1576)(NACA used for tests of hydrogen-powered engines under the name "Project Bee"t;. The basic plan was to equip the airplane with a hydrogen fuel system, independent of its regular fuel system, and modify one engine to operate on hydrogen as well as its regular fuel. The airplane was to take   off and climb on its regular fuel. After reaching level flight at about 54,000 ft,   the fuel on one engine was to be switched from JP-4 to hydrogen. When the hydrogen experiment was complete, the fuel flow would be switched back to JP-4 and the airplane would return to base under its normal operating conditions.

Returned to stock configuration.

Transferred to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center as NASA237, N637NA - NASA637,  N516NA - NASA516, Now on display at Edwards AFB as N809NA - NASA 809

Martin RB-57B Canberra cn159 USAF 52-1576 N809NA NASA 809 b by Bill Word, on Flickr

[bilwor]

McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) YC-15 cnCX-001 USAF 72-1875 N15YC

McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) YC-15 cnCX-001 USAF 72-1875 N15YC b by Bill Word, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) YC-15 cnCX-001 USAF 72-1875 N15YC d by Bill Word, on Flickr

[bilwor]

Boeing NB-52B "Stratofortress" ("Balls 8") (16498)(USAF 52-008)(NASA 008)(It flew a total of 159 captive-carry and launch missions in support of the X-15 program, from June 1959 until October 1968. It also flew missions supporting the X-24, HiMAT, Lifting Body vehicles, X-43, early launches of the OSC Pegasus rocket and was retired December 17, 2004.)

Boeing NB-52B Stratofortress 'Balls 8' cn16498 USAF 52-008 NASA 008 f by Bill Word, on Flickr

[Tower Guy]

Beautiful series of shots from Edwards Bill, the BUFF is very historic indeed.

[bilwor]

Thanks Harvey

bill

[Barry Griffiths]

Super variety of shots from Edwards, Bill.

[bilwor]

Thanks Bear

bill

[bilwor]

Rockwell B-1B "Lancer" ("Thunder From The Sky") (9)(USAF 84-0049)(412th Test Wing Edwards AFB)(used for testing AGM-86A Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (ALCM) and AGM-131 Short-Range Attack Missile (SRAM II) a nuclear air-to-surface missile.

Rockwell B-1B 'Lancer' ('Thunder From The Sky') cn9 USAF 84-0049 412th TW a by Bill Word, on Flickr

Rockwell B-1B 'Lancer' ('Thunder From The Sky') cn9 USAF 84-0049 412th TW b by Bill Word, on Flickr

[bilwor]

General Dynamics F-111A "Aardvark" (A1-01)(USAF 63-9766)(Delivered as a test aircraft to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB)(It's first supersonic flight was mach 1.3 on march 5, 1965, it hit mach 2.03 on august 8 1965. It's last flight on august 5, 1967, and was retired from flight duties after 210 missions with total of 253 flight hours, 18 hours and 43 min at supersonic)

General Dynamics F-111A 'Aardvark' cnA1-01 (USAF 63-9766 b by Bill Word, on Flickr

[bilwor]

General Dynamics F-16XL (61-5)(USAF 75-0749)(N849NA)(NASA 849)(Modified from YF-16A with cranked-arrow double-delta wing. One of two prototypes modified for an Air Force Enhanced Tactical Fighter (ETF) competition with the F-15 Transferred to NASA as 849 the aircraft was flown by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB to investigate characteristics of sonic booms and the aerodynamics of the cranked-arrow delta wing configuration from 1989 through 1997)

General Dynamics F-16XL cn61-5 USAF 75-0749 N849NA NASA 849 b by Bill Word, on Flickr

[Scott Youmans]

General Dynamics F-111A "Aardvark" (A1-01)(USAF 63-9766)(Delivered as a test aircraft to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB)(It's first supersonic flight was mach 1.3 on march 5, 1965, it hit mach 2.03 on august 8 1965. It's last flight on august 5, 1967, and was retired from flight duties after 210 missions with total of 253 flight hours, 18 hours and 43 min at supersonic)

It's so cool to see all these historic aircraft, many of which I didn't know still existed.  The F-111 reminds of the Revell kit I built when I was in grade school.  Always liked the way they looked in that paint scheme.

[bilwor]

Edwards AFB, Armstrong Flight Research Center/ NASA Ramp 04/03/14
Northrop Grumman RQ-4B "Global Hawk" (USAF 04-2014)(BB 12th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB CA)

Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk USAF 04-2014 BB 12 RS b by Bill Word, on Flickr

Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk USAF 04-2014 BB 12 RS c by Bill Word, on Flickr

[bilwor]

Gulfstream American G1159 "Gulfstream II" (144) (N944NA)(NASA)(The Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) are extensively modified for their mission, including having flaps that move up and down to allow the steep approach of the orbiter. The left side of the instrument panel is a copy of the orbiter flight control system including stick, instrumentation and HUD, and is used by the astronauts to practice orbiter
glider like approaches and landings.

Gulfstream American G1159 Gulfstream II cn144 N944NA NASA STA a by Bill Word, on Flickr

[bilwor]

McDonnell Douglas FA-18B Hornet cn0016-B003 USN 161217 N852NA NASA 852

McDonnell Douglas FA-18B Hornet cn0016-B003 USN 161217 N852NA NASA 852 b by Bill Word, on Flickr