Edwards AFB air show 15-16 Oct

[tally]

Static
Darkstar 101795 model USAF

Ahem, it CLEARLY read NAVY on the starboard engine fairing (port side was blank, go figure). I asked one of the LM employees what was up with the way out of sequence BUNO, and found out that it IS an easter egg, but not what you think-- it's the wedding date for one of the builders.

The Darkstar was wildly popular, crowds around it every time we walked past. Paramount had a booth next to it, and at the LM booth in the hangar where all the STEM exhibits were they were passing out mini posters of the bird. I also heard they were looking for a permanent home for her. Heh heh, pull the disassembled pieces of the Hard Deck set out of storage, put 'em next to each other, and you'd have a money making venture.

USN it is. LOL

[Denmen]

West Flight Line:
C-12C (76-0158) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
C-12C (76-0161) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
C-12C (76-0166) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
CT-133A* 21306 as N933GC "Ace Maker" civil CAF
F/A-18B 161938 NASA Amstrong USN
F/A-18B* 161947/323 as N867NA in VX-23 colors NASA Amstrong USN
F-15B* N836NA/836 ex 74-0141 NASA Armstrong NASA
F-16C 87-0352/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16C/D 10+/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D ... Thunderbirds USAF
F-16D .../ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1547/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1551/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1572/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D* 86-0047/ED or "AFTC" 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 86-0371/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 87-0370/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D* 91-0464/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-22A .../ED or 412 TW, 411 FLTS USAF
F-22A* 06-4132/ED "411 FLTS" 412 TW, 411 FLTS USAF
F-35A* 20-5578/ED 412 TW, 461 FLTS USAF
F-35A .../ED 412 TW, 461 FLTS USAF
KC-135R* 62-3553 91 ARW USAF
P-51D* 44-72739 as N44727 as "414292" "Man O'War" civil USAAF
SNJ-5* 90917/WD-17 as N1038A civil USMC

The majority of the TPS F-16's are unidentified. There must have been around 15 to 20 examples here together with 2 F-22's, 2 F-35's, 2 Nasa F-18's, the Nasa F-15B, T-33 Ace maker, and 3 C-12's.

* marked aircraft also flew in the display.

Some from my side (all read from photo's):
First F-16 row from the left of the 3 C-12's
613 F-16C Singapore Air Force
93-702/ED no tail band
005 tiger tail band Greek Air Force
93-822/ED no tail band
86-050/ED 416 FLTS tail band
90-840/ED 416 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"

Second F-16 row from the left of the 3 C-12's
85-551/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
86-371/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
85-572/ED no tail band
91-464/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
85-547/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"

Third row (under sun sheds) from the left of the 3 C-12's
89-169/ED F-16D tailband with white crosses 16 FLTS intake cover
20-5578/ED F-35C
20-5577/ED F-35C

fourth row (under sun sheds) from the left of the 3 C-12's
87-378/ED F-16D 416 FLTS tail band
87-352/ED 416 FLTS tail band

[ZA562]

Thanks for the listing but I think you will find that the F-16 next to 86-050 is (90-0)822 and not 93-882

TT

[Denmen]

Haha, 93-822 and not 93-882. Whatever you want to believe…I was only there on the Sunday. Will add more numbers if I have the time and will to go through the rest of the photo’s and the will to share them.

[raameagle]

The 'fourth row' contained 3 x F-16D, 86-0047/ED, 87-0378/ED and 87-0392/ED.

The 'fifth row' contained 2 x F-16C 88-0445/ED and 87-0352/ED and 2 x F-22A 06-4132/ED'411FLTS' and 91-4007/ED.

Regards

Mark

West Flight Line:
C-12C (76-0158) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
C-12C (76-0161) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
C-12C (76-0166) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
CT-133A* 21306 as N933GC "Ace Maker" civil CAF
F/A-18B 161938 NASA Amstrong USN
F/A-18B* 161947/323 as N867NA in VX-23 colors NASA Amstrong USN
F-15B* N836NA/836 ex 74-0141 NASA Armstrong NASA
F-16C 87-0352/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16C/D 10+/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D ... Thunderbirds USAF
F-16D .../ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1547/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1551/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1572/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D* 86-0047/ED or "AFTC" 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 86-0371/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 87-0370/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D* 91-0464/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-22A .../ED or 412 TW, 411 FLTS USAF
F-22A* 06-4132/ED "411 FLTS" 412 TW, 411 FLTS USAF
F-35A* 20-5578/ED 412 TW, 461 FLTS USAF
F-35A .../ED 412 TW, 461 FLTS USAF
KC-135R* 62-3553 91 ARW USAF
P-51D* 44-72739 as N44727 as "414292" "Man O'War" civil USAAF
SNJ-5* 90917/WD-17 as N1038A civil USMC

The majority of the TPS F-16's are unidentified. There must have been around 15 to 20 examples here together with 2 F-22's, 2 F-35's, 2 Nasa F-18's, the Nasa F-15B, T-33 Ace maker, and 3 C-12's.

* marked aircraft also flew in the display.

Some from my side (all read from photo's):
First F-16 row from the left of the 3 C-12's
613 F-16C Singapore Air Force
93-702/ED no tail band
005 tiger tail band Greek Air Force
93-822/ED no tail band
86-050/ED 416 FLTS tail band
90-840/ED 416 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"

Second F-16 row from the left of the 3 C-12's
85-551/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
86-371/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
85-572/ED no tail band
91-464/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
85-547/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"

Third row (under sun sheds) from the left of the 3 C-12's
89-169/ED F-16D tailband with white crosses 16 FLTS intake cover
20-5578/ED F-35C
20-5577/ED F-35C

fourth row (under sun sheds) from the left of the 3 C-12's
87-378/ED F-16D 416 FLTS tail band
87-352/ED 416 FLTS tail band

[ZA562]

I see you changed 882 to 822. I took a screen print, which I still have, before you corrected it. 93-0882 is a Saudi F-15.

TT

[Cavemonster]

Did anyone see two F-35s in sun shelters on exiting the show? Probably near the 2x F-18 and Gulfstream. One looked like a roundel on the nose (RAF?) rather than US.

[tally]

Did anyone see two F-35s in sun shelters on exiting the show? Probably near the 2x F-18 and Gulfstream. One looked like a roundel on the nose (RAF?) rather than US.

Check the post from Denman a few above yours. On Saturday it was 5577 and 5578. 78 flew in the show.

[Cavemonster]

Thanks, but those two were at the western end under the 4/5 rows of sunshelters. The two I saw were while driving out of the show off the lakebed, not quite as far as the NASA facility but closer to the SH F-18s and C-20.

[tommc]

We read off the following F-35 codes under the shelters behind the static
101
104
106
XE-107
MV-55

[tommc]

And on the South ramp the following could be seen:
B-1B (84-0049/ED) stored USAF
B-52H (56-0585) stored USAF

These are assumed and not read off.

56-0585 was a B-52D so CANNOT have been the visibly different B-52H which was parked southside.

[raameagle]

Tom,

101, 104 and 106 were also XE. MV55 was 169914.

Regards

Mark

We read off the following F-35 codes under the shelters behind the static
101
104
106
XE-107
MV-55

[tommc]

Tom,

101, 104 and 106 were also XE. MV55 was 169914.

Regards

Mark

Thanks Mark

[twenthe]

The 'fourth row' contained 3 x F-16D, 86-0047/ED, 87-0378/ED and 87-0392/ED.

The 'fifth row' contained 2 x F-16C 88-0445/ED and 87-0352/ED and 2 x F-22A 06-4132/ED'411FLTS' and 91-4007/ED.

Regards

Mark

West Flight Line:
C-12C (76-0158) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
C-12C (76-0161) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
C-12C (76-0166) 412 TW, 418 FLTS USAF
CT-133A* 21306 as N933GC "Ace Maker" civil CAF
F/A-18B 161938 NASA Amstrong USN
F/A-18B* 161947/323 as N867NA in VX-23 colors NASA Amstrong USN
F-15B* N836NA/836 ex 74-0141 NASA Armstrong NASA
F-16C 87-0352/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16C/D 10+/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D ... Thunderbirds USAF
F-16D .../ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1547/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1551/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 85-1572/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D* 86-0047/ED or "AFTC" 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 86-0371/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D 87-0370/ED or 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-16D* 91-0464/ED or dark c/s 412 TW, 416 FLTS USAF
F-22A .../ED or 412 TW, 411 FLTS USAF
F-22A* 06-4132/ED "411 FLTS" 412 TW, 411 FLTS USAF
F-35A* 20-5578/ED 412 TW, 461 FLTS USAF
F-35A .../ED 412 TW, 461 FLTS USAF
KC-135R* 62-3553 91 ARW USAF
P-51D* 44-72739 as N44727 as "414292" "Man O'War" civil USAAF
SNJ-5* 90917/WD-17 as N1038A civil USMC

The majority of the TPS F-16's are unidentified. There must have been around 15 to 20 examples here together with 2 F-22's, 2 F-35's, 2 Nasa F-18's, the Nasa F-15B, T-33 Ace maker, and 3 C-12's.

* marked aircraft also flew in the display.

Some from my side (all read from photo's):
First F-16 row from the left of the 3 C-12's
613 F-16C Singapore Air Force
93-702/ED no tail band
005 tiger tail band Greek Air Force
93-822/ED no tail band
86-050/ED 416 FLTS tail band
90-840/ED 416 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"

Second F-16 row from the left of the 3 C-12's
85-551/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
86-371/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
85-572/ED no tail band
91-464/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
85-547/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"

Third row (under sun sheds) from the left of the 3 C-12's
89-169/ED F-16D tailband with white crosses 16 FLTS intake cover
20-5578/ED F-35C
20-5577/ED F-35C

fourth row (under sun sheds) from the left of the 3 C-12's
87-378/ED F-16D 416 FLTS tail band
87-352/ED 416 FLTS tail band

A bit late but here is what I have read and photographed on the flightline west of the main static area on Sunday October 16th.
The main static area, (display)hangar 1600, preserved and stored aircraft are covered in the previous topics.

The overview is seen from the main static area (east to west) and the parking spots are from right to left (north to south).

1st Row of sunshades
All spots empty

2nd Row of sunshades
F-16D 86-047/ED 'AFTC' 416FLTS
F-16D 87-378/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 87-392/ED 416FLTS
F-16C 88-445/ED 416FLTS
F-16C 87-352/ED 416FLTS
F-22A 06-132/ED '411FLTS' 411FLTS
F-22A 91-007/ED 411FLTS

3rd Row of sunshades
F-16D 89-169/ED 416FLTS
F-35A 20-5578/ED 461FLTS
F-35A 20-5577/ED 461FLTS
4th spot empty
5th spot empty
F-16C ??? Spare Thunderbirds
F-16D 91-479*** Spare Thunderbirds *** 90% sure! Read of from very much zoomed in photo...! But it looks like 0479 on the front
ejection seat.

1st Row behind 3rd row of sunshades
CT-133 21306/FT-306, N933GC
F-16C 85-551/ED 416FLTS
F-16C 86-371/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 85-572/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 91-464/ED 416FLTS
6th spot empty
F-16C 85-547/ED 416FLTS

2nd Row
F-16C 613 412TW, RSAF
F-16V 93-702/ED 412TW, RoCAF 6601
F-16C 005 412TW, HAF
F-16V 93-822/ED 412TW, RoCAF 6801
F-16D 86-050/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 90-840/ED 416FLTS

3rd Row
1st spot empty
F-15B N836NA/836 NASA
F/A-18B N867NA, 161947/SD-323 NASA, VX-23 mks, Blue Tails
C-12C 76-0158 418FLTS
C-12C 76-0160 418FLTS
C-12C 76-0166 418FLTS

Behind 3rd row
F/A-18B N868NA, 161938 NASA
SR-22 N945BD

Hangar 1210 in front of sunshade row 1, empty

Hangar in front of sunshade rows 2 and 3 (last hangar on the (west) flight line
T-38C 64-189/ED, 64-3197 USAFTPS, 64-264/ED, 64-302/ED, 65-382/ED, 68-140/ED 445FLTS
F-16C(ES) 83-1120/ED 416FLTS Stored?
F-16C 85-560/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 90-797/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 90-848/ED 416FLTS
F-16C 91-363/ED 416FLTS
F-16AM FA-98 412TW, BAC
F-16D 663 412TW, RSAF
LJ-25D N203VS Calspan Aerospace
____
____

Thunderbirds in front of static area, read of from ejection seats
1/ 3880
2/ -----
3/0362
4/3882
5/0392
6/3896***. *** Unfortunately no photo proof... @tally read 3898?! I hope someone took pictures of the cockpit zoomed in on the ejection seats!?
____
____

South ramp
B-52, I read something like 0038, but the heat haze was horrible... Could be 60-0036?
B-1, could not identify... Could be 85-0075?


Well that's all Folks!

Regards

BJDB

[tally]

The 'fourth row' contained 3 x F-16D, 86-0047/ED, 87-0378/ED and 87-0392/ED.

The 'fifth row' contained 2 x F-16C 88-0445/ED and 87-0352/ED and 2 x F-22A 06-4132/ED'411FLTS' and 91-4007/ED.

Regards

Mark

Some from my side (all read from photo's):
First F-16 row from the left of the 3 C-12's
613 F-16C Singapore Air Force
93-702/ED no tail band
005 tiger tail band Greek Air Force
93-822/ED no tail band
86-050/ED 416 FLTS tail band
90-840/ED 416 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"

Second F-16 row from the left of the 3 C-12's
85-551/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
86-371/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
85-572/ED no tail band
91-464/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"
85-547/ED 16 FLTS tail band and by you so called "dark c/s"

Third row (under sun sheds) from the left of the 3 C-12's
89-169/ED F-16D tailband with white crosses 16 FLTS intake cover
20-5578/ED F-35C
20-5577/ED F-35C

fourth row (under sun sheds) from the left of the 3 C-12's
87-378/ED F-16D 416 FLTS tail band
87-352/ED 416 FLTS tail band

A bit late but here is what I have read and photographed on the flightline west of the main static area on Sunday October 16th.
The main static area, (display)hangar 1600, preserved and stored aircraft are covered in the previous topics.

The overview is seen from the main static area (east to west) and the parking spots are from right to left (north to south).

1st Row of sunshades
All spots empty

2nd Row of sunshades
F-16D 86-047/ED 'AFTC' 416FLTS
F-16D 87-378/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 87-392/ED 416FLTS
F-16C 88-445/ED 416FLTS
F-16C 87-352/ED 416FLTS
F-22A 06-132/ED '411FLTS' 411FLTS
F-22A 91-007/ED 411FLTS

3rd Row of sunshades
F-16D 89-169/ED 416FLTS
F-35A 20-5578/ED 461FLTS
F-35A 20-5577/ED 461FLTS
4th spot empty
5th spot empty
F-16C ??? Spare Thunderbirds
F-16D 91-479*** Spare Thunderbirds *** 90% sure! Read of from very much zoomed in photo...! But it looks like 0479 on the front
ejection seat.

1st Row behind 3rd row of sunshades
CT-133 21306/FT-306, N933GC
F-16C 85-551/ED 416FLTS
F-16C 86-371/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 85-572/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 91-464/ED 416FLTS
6th spot empty
F-16C 85-547/ED 416FLTS

2nd Row
F-16C 613 412TW, RSAF
F-16V 93-702/ED 412TW, RoCAF 6601
F-16C 005 412TW, HAF
F-16V 93-822/ED 412TW, RoCAF 6801
F-16D 86-050/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 90-840/ED 416FLTS

3rd Row
1st spot empty
F-15B N836NA/836 NASA
F/A-18B N867NA, 161947/SD-323 NASA, VX-23 mks, Blue Tails
C-12C 76-0158 418FLTS
C-12C 76-0160 418FLTS
C-12C 76-0166 418FLTS

Behind 3rd row
F/A-18B N868NA, 161938 NASA
SR-22 N945BD

Hangar 1210 in front of sunshade row 1, empty

Hangar in front of sunshade rows 2 and 3 (last hangar on the (west) flight line
T-38C 64-189/ED, 64-3197 USAFTPS, 64-264/ED, 64-302/ED, 65-382/ED, 68-140/ED 445FLTS
F-16C(ES) 83-1120/ED 416FLTS Stored?
F-16C 85-560/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 90-797/ED 416FLTS
F-16D 90-848/ED 416FLTS
F-16C 91-363/ED 416FLTS
F-16AM FA-98 412TW, BAC
F-16D 663 412TW, RSAF
LJ-25D N203VS Calspan Aerospace
____
____

Thunderbirds in front of static area, read of from ejection seats
1/ 3880
2/ -----
3/0362
4/3882
5/0392
6/3896***. *** Unfortunately no photo proof... @tally read 3898?! I hope someone took pictures of the cockpit zoomed in on the ejection seats!?
____
____

South ramp
B-52, I read something like 0038, but the heat haze was horrible... Could be 60-0036?
B-1, could not identify... Could be 85-0075?


Well that's all Folks!

Regards

BJDB

I will take another look at the TB6. A week later at AFW Airshow it was indeed 3896.

Tally.