HIGH-FLYING FUN TODAY LANCASTER AVIATION FAIRE DESIGNED TO SPARK DREAMS.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - A record-setting glider, a home-built aircraft under construction and a F-22 flight simulator flight simulator, device providing a controlled environment in which a flight trainee can experience conditions approximating those of actual flight. A simulator generally consists of an enclosure housing a working replica of the interior of the cockpit of an for youngsters will be part of the festival surrounding Lancaster's Aerospace Walk of Honor The Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster, California, USA, is a continually-growing venue for honoring test pilots who have significantly contributed to aviation and space research and development. induction. Today's Lancaster Aviation Faire will also include music by the band Sequel, displays of rocket engines, food and booths selling aerospace souvenirs. ``The whole purpose of the fair is to impress kids, to give them ideas for a future they didn't dream of before,'' city spokeswoman Anne Aldrich said. The festival at Lancaster Boulevard and Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. The induction ceremony for five new Walk of Honor honorees will be at 11:30 a.m. A mural of space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. pilot Joe Engle will be unveiled at Lancaster Boulevard and Fern Avenue at 2 p.m. The inductees are Doug Benefield, killed in the 1984 crash of a B-1A bomber; SR-71 Blackbird “SR-71” redirects here. For other uses, see SR-71 (disambiguation). The Lockheed SR-71 was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works. pilots Robert Gilliland and Robert Riedenauer; YF-23 test pilot Paul Metz; and George Muellner, president of Boeing's Phantom works. The festival display will include a glider piloted by Antelope Valley flier Jim Payne, who set records over the air currents coming off the Sierra Nevada pilots, and the fuselage of a Blackhawk airplane under construction by a local pilot. Lockheed Martin is providing a children's simulator of the company's F-22 fighter jet. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) John Camou of the Lancaster Public Works Department Many governments worldwide have had departments or ministries referred to as the Public Works Department either formally or informally. In Australia: - New South Wales -
(3) Paul Gutierrez of the Lancaster Public Works Department puts up banners for the Walk of Fame ceremony. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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