Edwards Air Force Base Airshow, Page 2, Saturday October 9 1999 Flight displays

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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 SR-71A taxis in from its flight demonstration. The Air Force serial number of NASA's SR-71A, N844NA is 61-7980. It flew only on Saturday. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Fairchild-Republic A-10A Warthog 80-215 of the 355th Wing at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

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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 86-359 trails behind the refueling boom of Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 61-0320. Both aircraft are with the 412th TW. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

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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.

McDonnell-Douglas F-15 STOL Demonstrator N837NA breaks into the pattern for Runway 22. Photographer: Brian Lockett.

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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.

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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.

Other 1999 Edwards AFB Airshow Pages

Go to static displays of the Edwards AFB 1999 Airshow.

Go to Sunday flight demonstrations of the Edwards AFB 1999 Airshow.

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Lockheed SR-71

2009 Calendar

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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

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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

2007 Calendar

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A dozen photos of Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses in flight.

Stratofortresses pictured include:

B-52D 56-0612, March Air Force Base, February 23, 1978;
B-52H 60-0050, Edwards Air Force Base, November 9, 1986, October 23, 1988, October 9, 1999, October 21, 2005;
B-52G 58-0183, Saline Valley, October 25, 1989;
B-52G 57-6519, Edwards Air Force Base, October 29, 1989;
B-52G 59-2565, Castle Air Force Base, September 17, 1992;
B-52H 60-0008, Nellis Air Force Base, April 25, 1997;
B-52H 61-0023, Nellis Air Force Base, February 1, 2002;
NASA NB-52B 52-0008/X-43A Hyper-X, Edwards Air Force Base, November 16, 2004;
and Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0068, Edwards Air Force Base, October 9, 1999

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