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AIRPARK, from 12
started with one goal and morphed composite materials and determine
into another and another, leading to whether a reduction in parts further
breakthroughs in design, materials, reduces design and manufacturing
production and performance. Triumph complexities. The first flight of the
was an all-composites prototype for a all-composite X-55A, duplicating the
light twin-engine business jet follow- all-metal Dornier 328J, took place
up to Rutan’s Starship project. on June 2, 2009 at Air Force Plant
42. While the original Dornier 328J
T-33 Shooting Star BuNo. 51-4533 had 3,000 metallic parts and 30,000
— In many ways, the Lockheed T-33 mechanical fasteners, Lockheed
Shooting Star was not only America’s Martin reduced the count by almost
first trainer for jet pilots, but a 90 percent to 300 parts and less than
foundation for Lockheed’s pivotal role 4,000 fasteners. Advanced composites
in building and sustaining Air Force in the fuselage and empennage of
Plant 42. Designed by Lockheed’s the aircraft could not only make the
Clarence Kelly Johnson to be the craft lighter and less expensive but
trainer version of the Lockheed F-80 also give more durability and ease
Shooting Star jet fighter, the T-33, in maintenance. Since fewer parts
popularly called The T-Bird, first flew are used, corrosion and metal fatigue
in March 1948. It wasn’t fully retired issues will be significantly reduced,
until 2017. Between 1948 and 1959 resulting in easier maintenance. In
Lockheed built 6,557 T-33s. The addition, the lighter weight of the
aircraft on display was acquired by the aircraft would mean an increased
city of Palmdale from Lyle Strader of cargo capacity.
Shafter Airport in Bakersfield, Calif.,
in 2007. A-7 Corsair II BuNo. 15-4449
— Built by Ling-Temco-Vought
X-55A Advanced Composite Aerospace, the A-7 Corsair II was
Cargo Airplane SN S0303A-0963 flown in two versions, the A-7D model Photograph by Evelyn Kristo
— In 2007 the Air Force Research for the U.S. Air Force, and the earlier An AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile (right) is displayed next to a B-52 Stratofortress that was used to carry it during the
Laboratory selected Lockheed Martin A-7s built for the Navy as carrier- Cold War Era. The displays are set up at the Joe Davies Heritage Air Park located at 2001 E. Avenue P in Palmdale,
Skunk Works in Palmdale to use based land attack replacements for the Calif. Hours for the aircraft museum are Friday-Sunday 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
advanced prototyping and composite Douglas A-4 Skyhawks. Introduced
technologies to build and flight-test into service in 1967, the Corsair IIs the SLUF in recognition of its short Station China Lake, Calif. Effective as an interceptor, strike and
a composite cargo airplane modeled saw extensive service in Southeast tricycle landing gear: Short Little Ugly reconnaissance aircraft, it became
on an existing metal aircraft. The Asia through the end of that war. Fellow. The model in Palmdale is on F-4 Phantom II BuNo. 65-0696 the second most produced jet fighter
purpose was to explore relative Production ended in 1984. Although loan from the Navy. The A-7 Corsair — Built by McDonnell Aircraft after the F-86 Sabre. Phantom II was
merits of methods for fabricating highly rated by many of its pilots and II at the airpark was previously used Corporation, the F-4 Phantom II
super-lightweight and super-strong crews, the aircraft was nicknamed for target practice at Naval Weapons was an air warrior like no other. See AIRPARK, Page 14

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