Posted on 10/23/2006 11:43:47 AM PDT by BenLurkin
EDWARDS AFB - NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center will once again participate in the Edwards Air Force Base Open House and Air Show, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 28 and 29, with one of its high-altitude ER-2 Earth science aircraft in the airand several other NASA aircraft on static display. The Lockheed-built ER-2, a civil version of the U-2S military reconnaissance aircraft, is flown by NASA in Earth resources research and satellite sensor validation.
Several of NASA Dryden's research and mission support aircraft will also be on display, either along the flight line or in the NASA exhibit area within Hangar 1600.
These include a highly modified McDonnell Douglas NF-15B best known for its role in the Advanced Control Technology for Integrated Vehicles project and currently the testbed for Intelligent Flight Controls research, and another modified F-15B currently being flown in the Gulfstream Quiet Spike sonic boom suppression research.
Other NASA aircraft on exhibit are expected to include Boeing's X-48B subscale Blended Wing-Body technology demonstrator, a modified Boeing B-52H air launch aircraft, a modified General Dynamics F-16XL prototype, NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Beechcraft T-34 and McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 mission support aircraft.
Static displays and exhibits in Hangar 1600 of NASA's area will highlight the cutting-edge flight research and technology development that occurs at NASA Dryden.
A new display this year, an inflatable Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle exhibit, will showcase NASA's Constellation program to resume human exploration of the solar system. Visitors will also be able to "fly" a high-performance jet from a flight simulator cockpit, and have their photo taken within a virtual space suit helmet.
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Dangit...I wish I weren't doing Reserve this weekend in NoCal...my 4-year old would love that air show.
Great static displays too!
Yea...my little big guy is an aviation buff already...just like me.
Poor little guy! :)
Would love to be there as well.
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