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Throughout the broadcast, guests dropped by to Hybrid Air Show. F/A-18 Hornet, the C-20 and the ER-2.
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Guests included Maj. Gen. Christopher Azzano, Day one included flights over the Antelope pointment that the F-22 and F-35 were only flying Please address all letters and editorials
commander of the Air Force Test Center (head- Valley, Tehachapi and Bakersfield, and day two on Friday, and the B-1 Lancer, which had been to Stuart A. Ibberson, editor, 220 E.
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vice commander, Col. Sebrina Pabon, commander included flights over Apple Valley, Fort Irwin and minute. But, as Higer pointed out during the live email editor@aerotechnews.com.
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Other guests were David Vanhoy from the Test crews at the various flyover locations so viewers of actual test missions.
Pilot School, Kevin Rohrer from NASA’s Arm- the livestream could see and hear what the specta- And so, shortly after 1 p.m., PDT, on Saturday, Web Site
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is part of the program to recruit and hire people Air Force aircraft taking part included the T-38 Show came to an end. site at www.aerotechnews.com
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Wing vice commander, David Smith, the com- Lightning II, B-52 of letting the audience shows and museums
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Higer thanked all those responsible for the hy- Aerotech News and Review is published
brid air show, from the aircraft maintainers on the every other Friday, serving the
flightline to General Azzano at the Air Force Flight aerospace and defense industry of
Test Center, from officials at Air Force Materiel Southern California, Nevada and
Command to Headquarters Air Force, as well as Arizona. News and ad copy deadline
civilian partners. is noon on the Tuesday prior to
Looking forward, Higer had a message for all publication. The publisher assumes no
air show fans. responsibility for error in ads other
“We’re going to be here a year from now, this than space used. Your comments are
weekend in October — if you are interested in welcomed and encouraged. Write to
technology, the application of STEM as it involves the address below.
airplanes, this is the place to be, potentially virtu-
ally again, in hybrid mode next year, but also with • Publisher ....................Paul Kinison
airplanes flying in 2021. • Business Manager ....... Lisa Kinison
“But in 2022, from this ramp, on this weekend, • Editor .................... Stuart Ibberson
it will be the the 75th anniversary of supersonic • National Advertising
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A B-52 Stratofortress flies over the California desert as part of the 2020 Aerospace Valley Hybrid going to have a traditional open house at Edwards,
Air Show Oct. 9 and 10. Inset: An F-35 Lightning II two-ship formation flies in the air show.
and keep all the good things we’ve learned from
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U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue parachute team carries the U.S. flag during the opening ceremonies for the 2020 air show; Dan Hawkins
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