Flight Test Museum, Edwards AFB
A tour of the Flight Test Museum at Edwards Air Force Base.
Air Force Flight Test Center Museum Opening Day Tour, Edwards Air Force Base, July 21, 2000
The Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards Air Force Base opened on July 21, 2000. Take a walking tour of the aircraft and displays at the museum. Notable attendees included X-1 pilot Chuck Yeager, X-15 pilot Pete Walker, X-15 and Space Shuttle pilot Joe Engle, NB-52B pilot Fitzhugh Fulton, NASA Photographer Tony Landis, and Aviation Artist Mike Machat.
Edwards AFB History
A short video on the history of Edwards AFB
SR-71 Takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base
This 43-second video from 1991 shows the NASA SR-71 taking off from Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert.
Two SR-71A aircraft were loaned from the U.S. Air Force for use for high-speed, high-altitude research at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, (now Armstrong) Edwards, CA. One of them was later returned to the Air Force. A third SR-71 on loan from the Air Force was an SR-71B used for training but not for flight research.
Developed for the U.S. Air Force as reconnaissance aircraft more than 30 years ago, SR-71 aircraft were the world's fastest and highest-flying production aircraft.
These aircraft could fly more than 2200 miles per hour (Mach 3+ or more than three times the speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet. This operating environment made the aircraft excellent platforms to carry out research and experiments in a variety of areas -- aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, thermal protection materials, high-speed and high-temperature instrumentation, atmospheric studies, and sonic-boom characterization.
Data from the SR-71 high-speed research program was used to aid designers of future supersonic or hypersonic aircraft and propulsion systems, including a possible high-speed civil transport.
The SR-71 program at Dryden was part of the NASA overall high-speed aeronautical research program, and projects involved other NASA research centers, other government agencies, universities, and commercial firms.
One of the first major experiments to be flown in the NASA SR-71 program was a laser air-data collection system. This system used laser light instead of air pressure to produce airspeed and attitude reference data such as angle of attack and angle of sideslip. These data were normally obtained with small tubes and vanes extending into the air stream, or from tubes with flush openings on the aircraft outer skin. The flights provided information on the presence of atmospheric particles at altitudes of 80,000 feet and above where future hypersonic aircraft will be operating. The system used six sheets of laser light projected from the bottom of one of the two A models. As microscopic-sized atmospheric particles passed between the two beams, direction and speed were measured and processed into standard speed and attitude references. An earlier laser air-data collection system was successfully tested at Dryden on an F-104 testbed.
The first of a series of flights using the SR-71 as a science camera platform for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory was flown in March 1993. From the nosebay of the aircraft, an upward-looking ultraviolet video camera studied celestial objects in wavelengths that are blocked to ground-based astronomers.
The SR-71 was also used in a project for researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) who were investigating the use of charged chlorine atoms to protect and rebuild the ozone layer.
The SR-71, operating as a testbed, was used to assist in the development of a commercial satellite-based instant wireless personal communications network, called the IRIDIUM system, under a NASA commercialization assistance program.
In addition, the SR-71 was used in a program to study ways of reducing sonic boom overpressures that are heard on the ground much like sharp thunderclaps when an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound. Data from this study could eventually lead to aircraft designs that would reduce the peak of sonic booms and minimize the startle affect they produce on the ground. Instruments at precise locations on the ground recorded the sonic booms as the aircraft passed overhead at known altitudes and speeds. An F-16XL aircraft was also used in this study. It was flown behind the SR-71 to probe the near-field shockwave while instrumentation recorded the pressures and other atmospheric parameters.
The aircraft was also used to evaluate a new concept for space propulsion called the Linear Aerospike Rocket Engine (LASRE), which was planned for use in the X-33 advanced technology demonstrator for a next-generation reusable launch vehicle.
The last SR-71 flight was made on Saturday October 9, 1999, at the Edwards AFB air show. The aircraft used was NASA 844. The aircraft was also scheduled to make a flight the following day, but a fuel leak grounded the aircraft and prevented it from flying again. The NASA SR-71s were then put in flyable storage, where they remained until 2002. Most were sent to museums; #844 is on static display at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center.
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Edwards AFB California Test Flight Museum 3 of 3 (Bonus Hanger)
Historic Hanger were Jet Powered Flight dor the U.S. got started
DFN:Flight Test Historical Foundation breaks ground on future museum, EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, U.S.
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Speakers at the ground breaking of the new Air Force Flight Test Museum March 23, 2018. Lisa Gray, Flight Test Historical Foundation chairwoman; Col. Jason Schott, 412th Test Wing vice commander; and U.S. Congressman Steve Knight. The new museum will be located outside Edwards AFB's west gate. (U.S. Air Force video by Brad White)
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Airshow at Edwards Air Force Base in California
During the airshow, a very special aircraft flew overhead. Based on the Globalflyer aircraft this airplane represents the future of space travel.
Flight Test Museum and NASA Moon to Mars Social Edwards Air Force Base
Short Vlog of my experience attending a NASASocial event at Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, wasn't able to film everything that day.
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Edwards Air Force Base - Home Of The Air Force Flight Test Center | #Flashback Friday
Edwards Air Force Base, located in Southern California, is the home of the Air Force Flight Test Center and is the Air Force Materiel Command center of excellence for conducting and supporting research and development of flight, as well as testing and evaluation of aerospace systems from concept to combat. Also, it operates the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and is home to NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center and considerable test activities conducted by America's commercial aerospace industry.
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Edwards AFB is named in honor of Captain Glen Edwards. During World War II, the captain flew 50 missions in A-20 Havoc light attack bombers in the North African campaign on extremely hazardous, low-level missions against German tanks, convoys, troop concentrations, bridges, airfields, and a variety of other tactical targets. The base has played a significant role in the development of every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II. Almost every United States military aircraft since the 1950s has been at least partially tested at Edwards, and it has been the site of many aviation breakthroughs.
A major reason for the growth of Edwards AFB was the nearness of West Coast aircraft manufacturers. However, another major reason was the decision in 1947 to build a missile test facility on the base. The need for a static missile faculty to test high-thrust missile rocket engines was first envisioned in 1946 by the Power Plant Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. It was that decision that such a facility should be government-owned to prevent single contractor exclusive advantages on Air Force contracts for high-thrust missile rocket power plants, and it would eliminate duplication of like facilities by different manufacturers.The curriculum of Edwards AFB focused on the traditional field of performance testing and the relatively new field of stability and control, which had suddenly assumed critical importance with the dramatic increases in speed offered by the new turbojets.
Notable occurrences at Edwards include Chuck Yeager's flight that broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, test flights of the North American X-15, the first landings of the Space Shuttle, and the 1986 around-the-world flight of the Rutan Voyager. Airplanes from Edwards AFB provided the flyovers at many outdoor sporting events in Los Angeles County, including the 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, many World Series games at Dodger Stadium, and the missing man formation after the National Anthem at Super Bowls at the Rose Bowl in nearby Pasadena, sung by Cheryl Ladd, Neil Diamond, and Garth Brooks. The base's five-man color guard has accompanied presentations of the National Anthem by a who's who of recording artists at these and other major sporting events in Los Angeles County, including the 1984 Summer Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, many NBA Finals games, two Stanley Cup Finals, two National Hockey League All-Star Games, and three NBA All-Star Games, most notably accompanying Marvin Gaye's performance at the 1983 game in Inglewood, California.
A typical day at Edwards AFB
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Blackbird Air Park and Edwards Flight Test Center Museum
Betty Wheaton interviews Bill Flanagan who provides a tour of Blackbird Air Park in Palmdale and the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards Air Force Base. Produced by Jarel and Betty Wheaton for Peninsula Seniors
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Flight Test Nation 2009/ Air Force Flight Test Center Mass Flyby. Edwards AFB, Oct 17th.
Air Force Flight Test Center Mass Flyby consiting of 2 F-16D's, T-38C, B-1B, B-2A, B-52H, KC-135E (might be the NKC-135E), C-17A, and a C-130H.
Edwards AFB California Test Flight Musuem 1 of 3 (outside)
Aircraft on display outside the museum
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Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the B-2 Spirit Bomber
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Army Aviation Flight Test at Edwards AFB
For many years, the U.S. Army maintained a flight test facility at Edwards Air Force Base, home of the Air Force Flight Test Center. Around 2005, the Army relocated its flight test establishment to Fort Rucker, Alabama; years later it again moved to the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. Since vintage flight test film briefings sometimes re-used scenes from other films of the era, you may have seen a few clips from this before -- but we bet there will be something new here too. UH-1 armament and ordnance testing, early AH-1 flights, and a look at the Ryan XV-5 Vertifan are on tap. Enjoy! Have you subscribed to the Airailimages Channel on YouTube? Thanks! And here's a link to another vintage flight test film from the Airailimages Channel:
YF-22 Prototype Moves To Air Force Flight Test Center Museum Edwards AFB
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The YF-22 Prototype mores to the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum At Edwards Air Force Base, California, where it will be placed on permanent display.
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Texas FLYING LEGENDS arrive at Edwards Air Force Base for USAF 70th ANNIVERSARY!
Texas FLYING LEGENDS arrive at Edwards Air Force Base for USAF 70th ANNIVERSARY!
The four planes featured in order of landing are the TBM-3E Avenger, the FG-1D Corsair, the P-51D Mustang, and the B-25J Mitchell.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A four-ship formation of historic aircraft from the Texas Flying Legends Museum arrived at Edwards Air Force Base on Sept. 18, in preparation for celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force's birthday, as well as the world's first supersonic flight. The celebration is scheduled for Oct. 13 and 14, and is open to those with base access and their guests.
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Edwards AFB celebrates the Air Force's 72nd birthday
Edwards AFB celebrated the Air Force's 72nd birthday in style! Check out for more photos. (U.S. Air Force video by Giancarlo Casem)
Edwards Air Force Base Open House, October 10, 1999
The Edwards Air Force Base Open House held on October 10, 1999 featured flight displays by General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons, McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagles, a Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt, a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, a McDonnell-Douglas C-17 Globemaster 3, a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, and a Rockwell B-1 Lancer.