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Jan. 25, 1991: A series of
X-29 Advanced Technology
On this date ...
Demonstrator Aircraft high
angle of attack agility test
sorties began. According to
the Edwards History Office
the forward-swept wing
experimental jet exhibited
better flying qualities in
the high angle of attack
range than many current
operational fighters, and
without the weight and
complexity of special flaps,
slats, or thrust vectoring
systems. Jan. 28, 1964: Maj. Robert Rushworth flew
the 100th X-15 flight near Edwards Air Force
Base and, according to the initial flight log,
reached the speed of 3,618 (mach 5.34)
and 107,400 feet in altitude.

Jan. 27, 1950:
A ceremony
Jan. 24, 1950: The YF-93A made its first flight, piloted by was held, in
George Welch. The aircraft, with side-mounted flush air inlets, connection with
was North American’s candidate in the Penetration Fighter Armed Forces
fly-off, in competition with McDonnell’s XF-88 Voodoo, and Day, to rename
Lockheed’s XF-90. Before the fly-off was completed, the Air the base in honor
Force terminated the Penetration Fighter requirement in favor of Capt. Glen
of an all-weather fighter. W. Edwards.
Edwards’
Jan. 25, 1964: father was in
The first flight attendance at
in the Northrop the ceremony.
F-5A/B Category The original
II/III test program plaque, shown
took place. Jan. 26, 1957: The last operational North American P-51 here, misspelled
“Mustang” fighter was retired to the National Museum of the United Edwards’ first
States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The aircraft was obtained from name by adding
the West Virginia Air National Guard. On display at the museum, a second ‘n’ —
it is painted as the P-51D flown by Col. C.L. Sluder, commander the plaque was
of the 325th Fighter Group in Italy in 1944. The name of this later remade and
aircraft, Shimmy IV, is derived from the names of his daughter, the error was
Sharon, and his wife, Zimmy. corrected.

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