| Subject: Re: Edwards AFB Air Show and Open House |
| From: "miso@sushi.com" <miso@sushi.com> |
| Date: 02/08/2009, 06:55 |
| Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.area51 |
On Jul 24, 10:32 pm, Desert Shadow <rch49...@cox.net> wrote:
Is anybody going to this event? I have been to many events on Naval
and Air Force bases, but never this one. Has anybody been to it in
the past?
I've been there a few times, both with media pass and just part of the
crowd. It's a good show, though mostly for the static displays. They
always show some item in development.
Likely to be flown is the ER-2, NASAs version of the U2 used for
research. Edwards is the only show where I've seen a B1B do a roll.
Media passes are good and bad. The media views from near south base.
They tell you not to photograph south base. Oh, like that isn't
annoying. It's like saying "don't photograph those naked women." South
base has the airborne laser facility. It also has a collection of UAVs
and some planes waiting restoration. Due to scheduling issues, some
times you get to the viewing area after the show has started. Not fun.
What is fun is shooting from the control tower. Sometimes you get eye
level shots, but the tower is not show center, so much of the action
is not oriented properly for viewing from that location.