• February 12, 1999: C-130 Autonomous Landing Guidance System Testing

    A test crew conducted a successful C-130 Autonomous Landing Guidance System technology demonstration flight test. The ALG promised to revolutionize air travel by allowing an aircraft to land safely on a prepared runway even in conditions of zero visibility..Anticipated increases in air traffic

  • February 11, 2003: Calif National Guard Supplements Security Forces

    Approximately 100 Army National Guard troops from the 1st Battalion/144th Field Artillery arrived to supplement the 95th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) in maintaining base security. Heavy overseas deployment taskings had led to a significant drawdown on SFS personnel. The Army National

  • February 9, 1972: Airworthiness Evaluations of EC-137D Begin

    An Air Force Flight Test Center test team began series of airworthiness evaluations of an EC-137D at the Boeing facility in Seattle, Washington. The EC-137D was a Boeing 707-382B with a 30-foot rotating radome mounted above the fuselage. The aircraft would be an integral part of the Airborne Warning

  • February 8, 2012: Boeing 747-100SR Final Flight

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration 911, a Boeing 747-100SR, one of only two NASA Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCAs), made its last flight from the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base to the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility adjacent to Air Force Plant 42

  • February 7, 1951: Edwards Hospital Pharmacy Fills Downtown Prescriptions

    The Hospital Pharmacy announced it was prepared to fill any properly licensed physician’s prescriptions presented by civilians living and working at Edwards Air Force Base. The change was welcomed by civilian base residents, who often drove up to 60 miles to fill prescriptions. The use of the

  • February 6, 2012: Johnny Armstrong Retires After 55 Years

    Hypersonics Combined Test Force Chief Engineer Johnny G. Armstrong retired after nearly 55 years of service. Mr. Armstrong received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alabama, and arrived at the Air Force Flight Test Center as a First Lieutenant in

  • February 5, 2004: Foreign Military Sales Testing Risks

    In the February 5, 2004 Global Power – Fighters Combined Test Force (GPF CTF) Portfolio Review, it was noted that the “risk level [was] increasing on testing.”  Specifically addressed in the review were two Foreign Military Sales (FMS) test workloads:  PEACE XENIA (Greece) and PEACE MARBLE (Israel).

  • February 4, 2005: Boeing X-45A UCAVs Flew Simulated Combat Missions

    Two Boeing X-45A UCAVs flew a simulated combat mission during their 50th flight at Dryden Flight Research Center. The test, dubbed Peacekeeper, had two of the unmanned vehicles sortie independently to an exercise area. The vehicles then autonomously identified two separate pop-up threats, planned

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