Bell P-59 Airacomet 44-22633 @ Edwards AFB, CA Note: The Bell P-59 Airacomet was the first American jet fighter aircraft, designed and built by Bell Aircraft during World War II. Although no P-59s went into combat, it paved the way for another design generation of U.S. turbojet-powered aircraft and was the first turbojet fighter to have its turbojet engine and air inlet nacelles integrated within the main fuselage.

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Photographed on April 11th, 1991  Atlantis touching down on Runway 33 at Edwards AFB, Ca after a six day mission.

Mojave Air Races, Oct. 1974

60-0036 419th Flight Test Squadron (419 FTS) Edwards AFB CA, USA

Edwards Aif Force Base 04/03/14 Northrop T-38C "Talon" (N5509)(USAF 63-8162)(ED 445th FLTS 412th TW AFTC Edwards AFB CA)

Edwards AFB, Armstrong Flight Research Center/ NASA Ramp 04/03/14 Northrop Grumman RQ-4B "Global Hawk" (USAF 04-2014)(markings on tail BB 12th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB CA)

82-0001 Leader of the Fleet or "H.A.W.K." for those who worked on this aircraft at Edwards AFB CA. The first B-1B being dismantled for the START treaty at Ellsworth AFB SD in May of 95.

F-16 chase plane for F-35 program from Royal Danish Airforce

USAF Mc Donnell Douglas YC-15 72–1875 at the 1997 Paris Air Show. The aircraft was used at that time as a test bed for the CFM International CFM56 engine. Currently displayed at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum's "Century Circle", Edwards AFB, Ca

digital infrared. nikon D7000 + nikkor 10-24mm + schneider B+W 093 IR filter. 2min exposure on tripod @ f/11 iso 200. processed in capture NX2, nik silver efex & alienskin exposure.

Vought TF-8A Crusader (SCW), NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) @ Edwards AFB, CA Note: The Crusader was selected by NASA as the testbed aircraft to install an experimental Supercritical Wing (SCW) in place of the conventional wing. Results of NASA research showed that aircraft using this wing would have increased cruising speed, improved fuel efficiency, and greater flight range. Supercritical wings are now commonplace on virtually every modern subsonic commercial transport.

One of my favorite ground shoots. After a memorable low level photo shoot in the Sequoia National Forest I did a Sunrise shoot with the same Dutch F-35A on the following day. Edwards Air Force Base is a place that breaths magic and this morning was no other. Creating images like these is a true team effort. A team of 323 TES of The Royal Netherlands Air Force and the local Fire Brigade did everything to get me the killers hots that I was after.

Goleta Air and Space Museum: 2005 Edwards AFB Open House Static Displays and Arrivals

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