F-16XL

USA / California / North Edwards /

aircraft, NASA

NASA Cranked-Arrow Delta Wing research aircraft, originally designed for the USAF Enhanced Tactical Fighter (ETF) competition. After losing the competition to the F-15E Strike Eagle, both F-16XL prototypes were turned over to NASA where they perform aeronautical research at Dryden.

www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/F-16XL1/HTML/index.html

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16XL

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Coordinates: 34°57'30"N 117°53'0"W

NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center 0.8 km
Edwards Air Force Base 24 km
Goldstone (GTS) Airport 101 km
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Tracking Station 102 km
NASA Ames Research Center 466 km
Moffett Field (NUQ/KNUQ) 466 km
Aerojet/Air Force Plant 70 508 km
NASA White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) 1077 km
Location of Naval Auxiliary Air Station Rodd Field 2106 km
Johnson Space Center (NASA) 2220 km

Runway 18/36 on dry lake bed 2.3 km
Edwards AFB - North Base 3.7 km
Edwards AFB / Dryden Flight Research Center (EDW/KEDW) 3.9 km
Edwards AFB Housing 6.6 km
Former Muroc Army Airfield 6.7 km
Rogers Dry Lake 7.3 km
North Edwards 8.4 km
Edwards Runway 17/35 9 km
Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range 10 km
Edwards AFB Precision Impact Range Area (PIRA) 21 km

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Runway 18/36 on dry lake bed Edwards AFB - North Base Edwards AFB / Dryden Flight Research Center (EDW/KEDW) Edwards AFB Housing Former Muroc Army Airfield Rogers Dry Lake North Edwards Edwards Runway 17/35 Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range Edwards AFB Precision Impact Range Area (PIRA)