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not in the control room. I was on the X-35 project. There is nothing like standing 15 feet away from 50,000 pounds of airplane.” She said you feel the ground vibrating. Bixby’s path to a career in flight test, after obtaining her degree in physics, included an early position at General Dynamics at Edwards, where she was hired to build a database. Upon completing that proj- ect, her boss asked her if she wanted to be a flight test engineer, and her jour- ney began.
U.S. Rep. Steve Knight, son of X-15 test pilot Pete Knight, said the event is great for recognizing accomplish- ments in aerospace. It provides two great scholarships to “young leaders who will make their mark.”
As far as the fundraising aspect, Knight said, the money raised will help “build the new museum outside the gate at Edwards (Air Force Base). My father was the first chairman of the Flight Test Historical Foundation. He’s been an Eagle twice. This event and the Flight Test Historical Foundation means a great deal to me and meant a great deal to him.”
Kent Burns, chairman of the 2018 Gathering of Eagles, said the event first started in 1998. This year 200 people attended. The honorees were selected from recommendations made by the Board of Directors as well as commu- nity members, but the board approves the recipients — typically a tribute made to between five and seven people. Money raised goes into a building fund
for the new museum, with an estimated cost that ranges from $6 million to $8 million. Though Burns didn’t disclose how soon the foundation would reach that goal, he said, “We need support.
We’re looking to have the community support us.”
Construction on the new museum site is now underway. Even with lim- ited public access due to its current lo-
cation on Edwards AFB, the museum has hosted 50,000 visitors so far in 2018. The move to the new location outside the Edwards gate, along with increased outreach programs for lo-
cal students, will make the Air Force Flight Test Museum an important local and national resource for aircraft aficio- nados, STEM educators and students of aviation history.
Mrs. Marie Fullerton presents the C. Gordon Fullerton Memorial Scholarship to Sharon Gonzales, who is pursuing a Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering degree at the California State University, Long Beach- Antelope Valley Engineering Program, along with Dr. Khalil Dajani and Dr. Leslie Uhazy. Britney Jaworski (not pictured) was the 2018 Recipient of the William J. “Pete” Knight Memorial Scholarship and is pursuing a Bachelors of Electrical Engineering degree from Cal State University, Long Beach, AV Engineering Program.
Photograph by Liinda KC Reynolds
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