Withdrawn from use in 1995.

Rebuilt from Northrop F-5A 63-8372, using also F-16 parts. Fitted with a 33% forward swept wing and canard control surfaces for a joint test programme DARPA/USAF/NASA with a/c being flown by the 6512 Test Squadron AF FTC. First flown 14.12.84, retired in 1991, now preserved at USAFM Dayton. Type also known as the X-29A.

Ex USAF 66-13628 and Germany 2809.

pre-production Eagle. used for various tests. 71-0286 behind.

A very nice Sea Knight of HMM-764 'Moonlighters' on static display at the Open House 2006.

One of Edwards' oldest Phantoms shoved to the back lot behind the hangars during the Edwards annual Open House in 1986.

NASA/KST QF-106A sitting in the static line-up at the 1997 Edwards AFB show. This QF-106 was used by Kelly Space & Technology to demonstrate a reusable tow launch vehicle in a project known as Eclipse for the Air Force. A couple months after this photo was taken they made the first towed flight behind a C-141. You can read about the details here; https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-049-DFRC.html

NASA's NB-52B 'Balls 8' lifts off from runway 22 with the Hyper-X attached to a Pegasus booster under it's right wing. On the nose it carries the Air Force Systems Command badge.

Sitting on the ramp north of the tower, this YF-23 was looking for a better home when seen here in August 1999.

Photographed while back taxiing down runway 04 at Edwards. Was placed in AMARC September 2004 and since scrapped.

This Twin Otter was used by the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School for engine out studies in the systems phase of training from 1982. It was transferred to the United States Department of Agriculture in September 1992 and re-registered N143Z.

Sitting in front of the old tower is this immaculate looking F-4D, which now resides at the Saxon Aerospace Museum in Boron, CA

Parked in the static line-up for the 1984 Open House

The sole SR-71B for NASA is seen here at the platform of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB (CA). Unfortunately, the full back light did not create the very best picture... The trainer was prepared for a familiarisation flight, its first official research flight for Dryden DFRC took place some two years later, on 9 March 1993. NASA 831 is former USAF 64-17956 and was delivered to the NASA on 25 July 1991 after a long USAF service that started in November 1965. After its NASA career the aircraft was dismantled and delivered to the Kalamazoo (MI) Air Zoo in March 2003 for perservation.

After a USAF career with the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing this Blackbird made its last flight on 19 Mar'90. It was transferred to the NASA on that same day. The aircraft was intented for use with NASA Dryden (CA) as N832NA as a test aircraft. On the picture it is seen on temporary storage at Dryden, but it lacked its NASA registration. The SR-71A was overhauled at Palmdale in early '95 and redelivered to the USAF in Jun'95 as a gap filler. It flew again from homebase Beale AFB (CA) up to Oct'99, returned to the NASA but went into storage and was eventually dismanteled late 2002.

The early morning sun is wonderfully illuminating this amazingly clean F-106. It is one of the few which survived its use as a drone (see my pic in April 97). It arrived at AMARC on 23 Feb 98 and was the only B Model of the six "Red Tails". It flew at both Holloman and Tyndall. 59-0158 is a former Langley bird with the 48th FIS. It also served as a trainer for the Mercury astronauts. Since 25 Feb 03 it is displayed at the AFFTC Museum, Edwards AFB CA.

One of the SR's brought back to service in the late 90's was 971. Seen here on static display at the 1997 Edwards show, she was officially with the 9RW Det 2 and based at Edwards.

NASA 831 getting prepped for a late afternoon, early evening flight

Edwards based YA-7D sitting at the east end of the vast ramp for the 1984 Open House. The old tower is in the background

F-105D from Hill AFB sits in the static line up at the 1983 Edwards Open House.