Edwards Air Force Base
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Edwards Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Southern California known as a primary site for flight testing, aerospace research, and historic aviation milestones.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| associatedWithAgency |
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| associatedWithProgram |
X-Plane experimental aircraft programs
ⓘ
surface form:
X-plane experimental aircraft program
|
| branchType | Air Force installation ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| environment | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| garrison | 412th Test Wing ⓘ |
| hasEducationalFacility | United States Air Force Test Pilot School ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
aerospace research facilities
ⓘ
multiple long runways ⓘ test ranges ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key facility in development of supersonic flight
ⓘ
primary site for U.S. Air Force flight testing ⓘ site of numerous aviation records ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
412th Test Wing
ⓘ
412th Test Wing ⓘ
surface form:
Air Force Test Center
United States Air Force Test Pilot School ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southern California ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lancaster, California
ⓘ
Rosamond, California ⓘ |
| location |
Kern County
ⓘ
surface form:
Kern County, California
Los Angeles County ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles County, California
San Bernardino County ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
|
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brigadier General Chuck Edwards ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Palmdale, California ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Rogers Dry Lake
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extensive lakebed runways ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Force Materiel Command ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
aerospace research
ⓘ
flight testing ⓘ test and evaluation of aircraft ⓘ |
| runwaySurface |
concrete
ⓘ
dry lakebed ⓘ |
| significance |
historic aviation milestone site
ⓘ
major U.S. flight test center ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| timezone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Space Shuttle program
|
| usedFor |
space shuttle landing operations
ⓘ
testing experimental aircraft ⓘ testing new aerospace systems ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Rogers Dry Lake
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Edwards AFB flight test ranges
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Muroc Army Air Field
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Edwards Air Force Base flight test complex
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Edwards Air Force Base main runway complex
subject surface form:
McDonnell Douglas YC-15
this entity surface form:
Edwards Air Force Base test ranges
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Muroc Army Air Field
this entity surface form:
Muroc Army Air Field
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Edwards Air Force Base, California
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Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base
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Edwards Air Force Base, California