TAKING TO THE SKIES AIR SHOW BACK AT EDWARDS AFB.Byline: Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - Edwards Air Force Base will open its gates to the public in October for a two-day open house and air show, the first in two years. Base officials are still making plans, but say aircraft on display or flying will include the B-2 stealth stealth Any military technology intended to make vehicles or missiles nearly invisible to enemy radar or other electronic detection. Research in antidetection technology began soon after radar was invented. bomber, the Global Hawk robot spy plane, the F/A-22 Raptor fighter jet, and the vertical-takeoff CV-22 Osprey osprey (ŏs`prē), common name for a bird of prey related to the hawk and the New World vulture and found near water in most parts of the world. , in one of its first public appearances. ``It's an extremely high-tech, high-science aircraft,'' base spokesman John Haire said of the Osprey, which is being developed to rescue downed Air Force pilots as well as to carry Marines into battle. The air show will be Oct. 22-23. Flying is slated to start about 10 a.m. and end around 4 p.m. on both days. Admission will be free. The one-day air show planned for October 2004 was canceled because of tight budgets and the extra work it would put on base personnel already preparing for a major inspection and a change in commanders. The U.S. Army Golden Knights
The Air Force's Thunderbirds flying team won't be present, as it has already been booked elsewhere. Also expected to be flying and on display are military aircraft from World War II. Edwards officials are trying to arrange for famous test pilot Chuck Yeager  This page is currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved. , a retired brigadier general, to fly a P-51 Mustang mustang [Sp. mesteño=a stray], small feral horse of the W United States. Mustangs are descended from escaped Native American horses, which in turn were descended from horses of North African blood, brought to the New World by the Spanish c.1500. , the kind of plane he flew during World War II. Also on display will be U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 and CH-53 helicopters, NASA's 747 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. carrier and an Albatross/Sikorsky flying boat. Security arrangements are expected to be similar to those for the 2003 show, Haire said. Once on base, visitors will be directed to parking locations. Shuttles will be running all day between the parking lots and the flight line. Visitors will be forbidden to bring in backpacks, ice chests, large purses, glass containers, knives or other weapons, or pets. Visitors will be allowed to bring baby strollers, lawn chairs, plastic water bottles, diaper bags and small coolers for baby food or medication. |
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