Here's some large panoramas of EDW and North Base (9L2).
Nice pano ;) I missed this one :-[
Some pics from while we were at Dryden for the Power Beaming Challenge today.
Quote from: akradecki on November 04, 2009, 07:45:17 PM
Some pics from while we were at Dryden for the Power Beaming Challenge today.
Some great shots :)
Quote from: akradecki on November 04, 2009, 07:45:17 PM
Some pics from while we were at Dryden for the Power Beaming Challenge today.
Interesting shots, Alan. With those two power carts parked by the SR-71, Does this aircraft still fly? Whats the story of the C-141 look alike aircraft in the last pic?
Quote from: rander on November 05, 2009, 01:09:19 AM
Interesting shots, Alan. With those two power carts parked by the SR-71, Does this aircraft still fly? Whats the story of the C-141 look alike aircraft in the last pic?
Sadly, the SR-71 is on display in the Dryden parking lot. Don't know anything about the 141. North Base, where it's parked, is rather black. Or at least dark gray. I'm guessing by the nose that it has a mission somewhat like Voodoo1
Tried to find info but none. Its in USAF colors so I don't think it was registered under nasa. I will try the PAO.
Quote from: phantomphan1974 on November 05, 2009, 07:05:19 AM
Tried to find info but none. Its in USAF colors so I don't think it was registered under nasa. I will try the PAO.
Good luck! PAO probably will be mum about anything related to North Base.
QuoteAh yes the C-141A. Ok what it is, is the C-141 ARTB. Air Borne Radar Test Bed. It came here from Wright Patterson AFB in the early 90s as part of BRAC as I recall. Inside it had four or five computer stations for Flight Test Engineers. That nose is the nose of an F-16 and its purpose was to test the radar and target acquisition systems of the F-16. You can go to this web site to maybe learn a bit more and I will attach a fotoe as Cleseau would say.
http://www.ascho.wpafb.af.mil/birthplace/photos/cap88.HTM
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Probably something like the CATBird for the F-35 JTSF. Large testbed aircraft.
Quote from: Josh on January 02, 2008, 04:00:03 PM
Here's some large panoramas of EDW and North Base (9L2).
Got that Area 51 vibe. :D I like it.
NASA Global Hawk from yesterday...
This is article one, article two took off approx 0700 that morning for a science mission of appox 24 hours and nearly 9,400nm. EAFB to Alaska, down near Hawaii and back to EAFB. :)
I shot the display at ISO 800 and it was clear enough to crop for detail too.
Quote from: gfydad on April 14, 2010, 04:31:00 PM
NASA Global Hawk from yesterday...
Great stuff Jim :)
Noticed one of the 787s on the flightline at Edwards today....
Still can't go too far for too long due to finances, but caught this series today. The aircraft came straight in and landed east of where we were on taxiway Bravo at the hold short area, so no chance for an in flight shot however, the rest didn't turn out too badly.
Pilot for the flight was LtCol George H. (Hog) Griffiths who is also the JSF/ITF commander.
Statics
Note the head-on shot where I finally got the pitot tube to line up perfectly straight with no distortion as what usually happens to me in such a shot
LtCol Griffiths...
Well jim , i hope this means you`ll be around again.
Hey Jim, good to see you around! Great catch <thumbsup>
Quote from: gfydad on August 28, 2010, 12:21:22 AM
LtCol Griffiths...
Great shot Jim. "Hog" was at the EAFB Open House last year in front on AA-1.
Though, I know you really ment "Lightning" and not "Raptor" in your file name ;)
Great to see you able to catch the local stuff up there!
Kevin
aero-engineer
Quote from: Fernando Sedeno on August 28, 2010, 12:58:11 AM
Hey Jim, good to see you around! Great catch <thumbsup>
Ditto 8)
Thanks! It felt good to get out and shoot again. Hoping to be in good enough shape for Miramar & Nellis. Capital would be great, but reality says it'd not be a good idea at this time though.
Thanks for the heads up on the file name Kevin. It was late but I fixed it and re-posted.
Oh yeah, Barnes & Noble is now carrying 100 Best Pictures Aircraft Illustrated Collector's Edition: Aviation Vol.1 and it has some surprising stuff in it (I got lucky)
Excellent pictures, everybody! How did you all get your press credentials to be able to get on base?
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