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I managed to get 4 hours at Edwards on Saturday 15Oct22 (0800-1200) whilst on a work trip to KLAS.. This is a log of mainly stored aircraft I saw by entering the show from the North Gate, which may help others. I didn't have time to log the static on paper, just a photo log on my phone, so will leave that to someone else..
Outside North Gate:
52-0008 B-52
Museum Northern storage ramp, next to restoration hangar:
125850 EF-10B
95-2001 RQ-4 UAV
63-9765 DHC4 Caribou
46-0066 XB-47
848 F-16XL
N9146H B-26B
N10560 T-34A
N944NA G-II
NASA Dryden preserved aircraft:
802 F-8
810 F-8
844 SR-71
826 F-104
46-063 X-1E (on a pole)
837 F-15
N804NA HL-10 (on a pole)
049 X-29
Stored on far end of NASA facility ramp:
845 F-18
847 F-18
851 F-18
852 F-18
? F-14 ?
2x RQ-4 UAV?
Active ramp (we crossed this to get to dry lakebed car park):
164058 F/A-18D SH-252 – Bu No read off
163993 F/A-18C SH-143 – tie up from PB, both MCAS Miramar
163692 C-20D stored? Marked ‘692’
South Side, as seen from static display (lots of others 'hidden' by the hangars):
N1301 C-53
60-0377 C-135A
61-2669 C-135C
61-2358 C-130
61-2779 C-141
Hope this helps, updates/corrections welcomed!
regards
Dave
F**** sake mate, this alone would warrant a trip to California! Totally awesome, can't wait for photos to appear (already some interesting videos on Instagram). Missed the YA-10B?
West Flight Line:
C-12C (76-0158) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
C-12C (76-0161) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
C-12C (76-0166) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
CT-133A* 21306 as N933GC "Ace Maker" civil CAF
F/A-18B 161938 NASA Amstrong USN
F/A-18B* 161947/323 as N867NA in VX-23 colors NASA Amstrong USN
F-15B* N836NA/836 ex 74-0141 NASA Armstrong NASA
F-16C 87-0352/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16C/D 10+/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D ... Thunderbirds USAF
F-16D .../ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1547/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1551/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1572/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D* 86-0047/ED or "AFTC" 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 86-0371/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 87-0370/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D* 91-0464/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-22A .../ED or 412 TW, 411 FLTS USAF
F-22A* 06-4132/ED "411 FLTS" 412 TW, 411 FLTS USAF
F-35A* 20-5578/ED 412 TW, 461 FLTS USAF
F-35A .../ED 412 TW, 461 FLTS USAF
KC-135R* 62-3553 91 ARW USAF
P-51D* 44-72739 as N44727 as "414292" "Man O'War" civil USAAF
SNJ-5* 90917/WD-17 as N1038A civil USMC
The majority of the TPS F-16's are unidentified. There must have been around 15 to 20 examples here together with 2 F-22's, 2 F-35's, 2 Nasa F-18's, the Nasa F-15B, T-33 Ace maker, and 3 C-12's.
* marked aircraft also flew in the display.
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tally wrote: ↑18 Oct 2022, 15:23
Static
Darkstar 101795 model USAF
Ahem, it CLEARLY read NAVY on the starboard engine fairing (port side was blank, go figure). I asked one of the LM employees what was up with the way out of sequence BUNO, and found out that it IS an easter egg, but not what you think-- it's the wedding date for one of the builders.
The Darkstar was wildly popular, crowds around it every time we walked past. Paramount had a booth next to it, and at the LM booth in the hangar where all the STEM exhibits were they were passing out mini posters of the bird. I also heard they were looking for a permanent home for her. Heh heh, pull the disassembled pieces of the Hard Deck set out of storage, put 'em next to each other, and you'd have a money making venture.
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