Edwards Air Force Base

[JohnB]

One of 3 A models still in existence.

I'll assume one is the NASA/civil demonstrator Starlifter...where is that? What (and where) is the other one?
Too bad they don't have an "A" at the MAC museum....and too bad they converted the "Hanoi taxi" to a "B".

[bilwor]

C-141A N714NA used by NASA (NASA-714) as the Kuiper Airborne Observatory is on view at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Federal Airfield, California.

C-141A (AF Serial No. 61-2775) is the first C-141A produced and is on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware

C-141A (AF Serial No. 61-2779) nicknamed "Against the Wind" was used as an Advanced Radar and Electronic Counter Countermeasures Test Bed. It is static on the South Base facility in the Air Force Flight Test Museum collection at Edwards Air Force Base, California

[bilwor]

Edwards AFB 04/03/14
Douglas C-53 "Skytrooper/Gooney Bird" (4863)(USAAC 41-20093)(painted as MATS 120093) Transferred to the Navy as BuNo 05073 January 9, 1942. Civil Registry NC30084. Sold to the Venezualen airline Avensa and registered YV-C-AVO on March 14, 1947. It was withdrawn from use in 1972.

Douglas C-53 'Skytrooper-Gooney Bird' cn4863 USAAC 41-20093 a by Bill Word, on Flickr


Douglas C-53 'Skytrooper-Gooney Bird' cn4863 USAAC 41-20093 b by Bill Word, on Flickr

Douglas C-53 'Skytrooper-Gooney Bird' cn4863 USAAC 41-20093 c by Bill Word, on Flickr

[Matt Gunsch]

Nice to see they are taking such good care of them, great idea to let the tires go flat so they will not roll away

[Fouga23]

Great posts So what's the plan for these birds? Why are they stored there?

[bilwor]

Martin RB-57B "Canberra" (159)(USAF 52-1576)(NACA used for tests of hydrogen-powered engines under the name "Project Bee". The basic plan was to equip the airplane with a hydrogen fuel system, independent of its regular fuel system, and modify one engine to operate on hydrogen as well as its regular fuel. The airplane was to take off and climb on its regular fuel. After reaching level flight at about 54,000 ft, the fuel on one engine was to be switched from JP-4 to hydrogen. When the hydrogen experiment was complete, the fuel flow would be switched back to JP-4 and the airplane would return to base under its normal operating conditions.

Returned to stock configuration.

Transferred to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center as NASA237, N637NA - NASA637, N516NA - NASA516, Now on display at Edwards AFB as N809NA - NASA 809

Martin RB-57B Canberra cn159 USAF 52-1576 N809NA NASA 809 a by Bill Word, on Flickr

Martin RB-57B Canberra cn159 USAF 52-1576 N809NA NASA 809 b by Bill Word, on Flickr

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[bilwor]

North American T-28B "Trojan" (200-65)(USN 137702)(Transfered to US Army as chase plane for AH-56 Cheyenne attack helicopter program)

North American T-28B 'Trojan' cn200-65 USN 137702 Transfered to US Army a by Bill Word, on Flickr

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[bilwor]

Why did the ER-2 have folding wing tips?

bill word

[CAPFlyer]

The folding wingtips were two fold. One was to reduce space required for hangaring the aircraft, the other was because the U-2R/ER-2 was developed with the intention of being able to operate from carriers -

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/hi ... 0050.shtml

Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-CUV3o4PLA

[bilwor]

Thanks CAPFlyer
bill word

[bilwor]

Ling Temco Vought (LTV) YA-7D "Corsair II" (D.002)(USAF 67-0458)(The second prototype
for the Air Force)

Ling Temco Vought (LTV) YA-7D 'Corsair II' cnD.002 USAF 67-0458 e by Bill Word, on Flickr

Ling Temco Vought (LTV) YA-7D 'Corsair II' cnD.002 USAF 67-0458 d by Bill Word, on Flickr

Ling Temco Vought (LTV) YA-7D 'Corsair II' cnD.002 USAF 67-0458 a by Bill Word, on Flickr

[bilwor]

McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) YC-15 cnCX-001 USAF 72-1875 N15YC

McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) YC-15 cnCX-001 USAF 72-1875 N15YC b by Bill Word, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) YC-15 cnCX-001 USAF 72-1875 N15YC d by Bill Word, on Flickr