Pics from Edwards AFB in Mojave, CA

[Empty V]

So I've been to Edwards AFB in Mojave, CA 3 times this week and decided to take some pics. Edwards is where all of the Air Force's new jets get tested and Nasa's shuttles land there when Cape Canaveral isn't able to accept them. Apparently they've also got a bunch of F22's and the new F35 Joint Strike Fighters. It's also where the Air Force's Test Pilot School is located which is why I was there. Not because I was in training, but because I was building 2 new command posts for them, unfortunately no pics of those. Here's some pics of the aircraft that they've got on display. Thanks to all in our armed forces for their dedication and commitment. I gotta say it's amazing being on base and seeing all of the work, money and technology that goes into our military.

[DrifterXRPS13]

Sweet pics! i had a model of that f16 when i was younger, i loved palying with it until it broke, i was sad.

[VRoy]

Sweet man. What is the one pictured sixth from the bottom? Very little wing on that one. While i was in the Navy a few base's on the east coast had planes on display too. If anyone is interested Oceania Naval Air Station in VA beach and the base in Charleston SC(CV Class Carrier, ww2 sub, alot of planes too) have some pretty cool stuff civilians can check out too.

[Bwana]

Baddest plane EVAR.

How can you go wrong with this inside?

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Sweet man. What is the one pictured sixth from the bottom? Very little wing on that one. While i was in the Navy a few base's on the east coast had planes on display too. If anyone is interested Oceania Naval Air Station in VA beach and the base in Charleston SC(CV Class Carrier, ww2 sub, alot of planes too) have some pretty cool stuff civilians can check out too.

That's the F-111A Aardvark, I took a pic of it's plaque. Pretty amazing stuff. BTW I've been to Charleston AFB but didn't get a chance to check out any of the museum stuff but did get in some good diving. There's a crazy Navy museum in Pensacola too with an F22 and old + new Blue Angels on display.



Billy

[Empty V]

Baddest plane EVAR.

Yeah the Warthog is easily my favorite. I was surprised at how small it was considering what kind of power it packs. Has anyone played Tom Clancy's HAWX? That's a sick game!

Billy

[lino]

Thanks for sharing . I used to love going to the airshow until the residents of my neighbourhood made a big stink to prohibit the Blue Angels from flying over due to the extremely loud noise they made and how low they used to fly which caused the whole house to shake. I miss those days.

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I've still never been to an air show. Next time they have one at Edwards I'll be there for sure.

[RCA]

Yeah the Warthog is easily my favorite. I was surprised at how small it was considering what kind of power it packs. Has anyone played Tom Clancy's HAWX? That's a sick game!

Billy

Played the demo, and I was all about that game. I wasn't liking the dynamic controls (mode that allows you to throw the plane around) because it felt too cartoon ish. To my knowledge they don't have this mode in the real fighters so I was turned off. But at the same token I don't know sh*t about fighter jets so I could be totally off the mark here.

[BrianHarte]

Nice photos.

I was there recently for the Air Show.

Edwards AFB and Dryden are really amazing. You should google map it and see the huge runways and compass they have on the dry lake bed.

They had a lot of cool stuff at the show.A couple B1s, B2, B52, F-22, F-35, A few different Unmanned vehicles, etc.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

When my brother and my friends played with micromachines when I was a kid I'd HAVE to have the A-10.

[IanS]

Baddest plane EVAR.

How can you go wrong with this inside?

No doubt. They take the cake for badassery. My boss flew them for the Air Force when he was in Saudi Arabia. He said they were way more fun then the newer jets. I guess the A10s are old school. You fly by the seat of your pants, with a stick in your hand.

[Xdisaster240sX]

I live like 3 minutes away from a Lockheed Martin state airport which is a airforce base. They Have all A10s, C130s and blackHawks. This is where the F117 stealth crashed a few years back and I was there.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9712/12/...crash/

[Beancooker]

Great pics. Looks like a fun time.

[ThatGuyRoger]

When my brother and my friends played with micromachines when I was a kid I'd HAVE to have the A-10.

micro machines FTW!

[goody90q45]

I was at Cape Canaveral last week for a launch that got scrubbed and managed to fit in a visit to the Kennedy Space Center. It's quite a place.

I've also spent a lot of time in a little corner of Edwards AFB at AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory). It's always fun to see the variety of aircraft that scream overhead with no real speed limits or height restrictions to slow them down.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I LOVE the US air and space program... mostly the space program.



I mean, come on... how badass are we that we launched an awesome telescope and camera into space! That telescope has confirmed/disproved TONS of scientists.

[BrianHarte]

I was at Cape Canaveral last week for a launch that got scrubbed and managed to fit in a visit to the Kennedy Space Center. It's quite a place.

I've also spent a lot of time in a little corner of Edwards AFB at AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory). It's always fun to see the variety of aircraft that scream overhead with no real speed limits or height restrictions to slow them down.

Any goody bits of info you can share with us?

I'm baffled by the size of the base. It's freakin' huge. I was checking it out on Google Maps after I got home from the show. Looks like there is a LOT more stuff to the south / southeast of the airstrips.