Palmdale Plant 42 - PMD

[gfydad]

329, the first U-2S came off the line in 1967...   

[Realbigtaco]

She looks good for a 44 year old gal!

[gfydad]

From today... 

[gfydad]

Didn't have a lot of time to spend but caught some... 

[gfydad]

From today...
March KC-135
Edwards TPS T-38
Edwards 412th Ops Group F-16

[16Right]

Looks like another great day at PMD.

I have next Wednesday off, do you think it might be worth the drive up from LA? I can't imagine that the day before Thanksgiving would be very busy there though.

[gfydad]

I wouldn't bet on it being busy. I thought today might have more action as folks might be wanting to get some flights in before Thanksgiving week, but, besides the three aircraft I posted, only a Janet came in today as well as a couple of Northrop/Grumman corporate turboprops.

[16Right]

I wouldn't bet on it being busy. I thought today might have more action as folks might be wanting to get some flights in before Thanksgiving week, but, besides the three aircraft I posted, only a Janet came in today as well as a couple of Northrop/Grumman corporate turboprops.

Right, probably not much activity next Wednesday. I think I'll try a day while I am off between Christmas and New Years.

[gfydad]

couple from today... 

[phantomphan1974]

Didn't have a lot of time to spend but caught some... 

Friend of mine is probably flying this......

[nmcbride]

NASA DC-8-72 Airborne Laboratory.



NASA 747-100SR Shuttle Carrier

Shuttle Carrier N911NA retired on February 8, 2012 after its final mission to the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility, and will be used as a source of parts for NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) and the remaining shuttle carrier aircraft, N905NA. from WIkipedia

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[sr-aeronut]

Really neat shots Jim-- never saw the dark painted f-16 before!