The B-21 Raider at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. (Image credit: Northrop Grumman) “If the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or Congress directs an accelerated ramp or more quicker for the B-21 program, there’s some capability growth within the current complex,...
Air force facilitiesEnvironmental impactsContaminationFuel contaminationHydrocarbonsOrganic materialsPetroleum productsAn INstallation Restoration Program (IRP) Phase II, Stage 1 investigation was conducted at USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to confirm the presence or absence of contamination at 23 sites...
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The bomber, being developed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman, is beginning to “look like an airplane,” Randy Walden said. The company is currently building the test aircraft at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California and the Air Force hopes it will be ready for its first flight by the end o...
Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport, primarily serving as a military and aerospace facility, offers a range of amenities tailored to its unique user base. These amenities include a terminal for private and corporate aviation, aircraft maintenance services, and hangar space for aircraft storage. ...
NASA 911, the Boeing 747-146 that has been used as a space shuttle carrier, made its last flight on Wednesday, 8 February 2012, a 20-minute hop from Edwards Air Force Base to Palmdale Plant 42. In 38 years, this airplane accumulated 33,004.1 flight hours, which is relatively low time...
Northrop Grummanis currently developing two B-21 prototypes at USAF's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The first of these is scheduled to have its first flight in 2022. The nominee appears likely to be confirmed, along with two other Biden administration picks. Several senators praised their ...
Space ShuttleEndeavour OV-105was the fifth operational orbiter, built to replaceChallenger OV-099. It flew 25 missions. It was delivered to NASA from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on May 2, 1991. Its first flight was STS-49 which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on October 3,...
The first flight demonstration of the ACCA took place on 2 June 2009 at US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, at the Wright Research Site. The ACCA was designated the X-55 by Lockheed Martin in October 2009. More than 600 sensors and accelerometers were employed in the test aircr...
757-200 F-22 Avionics Testbed N757A, Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, California, February 13, 2006, Evergreen International 747-273C Supertanker N470EV, San Bernardino, May 31, 2006, NASA 747SP-21 N747NA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrered Astronomy (SOFIA), Boron, California, May 31,...