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Edwards releases Flight Test Nation schedule
Posted 10/8/2009 Updated 10/15/2009
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95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
10/8/2009 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Gates open for Flight Test Nation 2009 Oct. 17 at 7 a.m.
Aerial demonstrations officially begin at 10 a.m. with Brig. Gen. (ret) Chuck Yeager and Maj. Gen. (ret) Joe Engle breaking the sound barrier in two F-16s
Opening remarks by Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn commander USAF Flight Test Center
Golden Knight flag drop Air Combat Command
A-10 demonstration
B-25, B-17, P-51, P-38 Doolittle Raid Demonstration Flights
White Knight II flyby Address by General Yeager
"B-2" bike drive by Address by General Engle
F-16 demonstration
AT-6/ SNJ demonstration
C-17 demonstration
Department of Defense Enlistment/Re-enlistment at show center
T-34 demonstration
F-22 demonstration
Golden Knights Team Performance
B-1, B-2, B-52 Flyby
(The only formation flight featuring the three bombers)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Heritage Flyby (F-22, F-16, A-10, P-38)
Flight Test Center Aerial Review
Flying ends at approximately 3 p.m. at that time David Hartman will be joined by General Engle and General Yeager for a narrated discussion of flight test in Hangar 1600.
Static displays will include the first unveiling of the F-35 Lightning II during an Air Show and a X-47-B mock up, along with various other historical and current aircraft.
(Flying schedule can change without notice)
For the complete list of static display, visit http://www.edwards.af.mil/flighttestnation2009/staticdisplays/index.asp
Article changed Oct. 15 at approximately 8:20 a.m. to include an F-22 demonstration previously omitted. |
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