Armstrong Flight Research Center

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Armstrong_Flight_Research_Center
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf NASA research center
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:coordinates 34.9606°N 117.8838°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Brad_Flick
gptkbp:employs gptkb:engineer
gptkb:scientist
support staff
test pilots
gptkbp:established 1946
gptkbp:focus gptkb:satellite
aeronautics research
flight testing
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Dryden_Flight_Research_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armstrong Flight Research Center
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:EDW
gptkb:KEDW
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Edwards,_California
gptkbp:mission advance technology and science through flight research
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Neil_Armstrong
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:SR-71_Blackbird
gptkb:F-104_Starfighter
gptkb:X-29
B-52 Stratofortress
F/A-18 Hornet
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:F-8_Digital_Fly-By-Wire
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Approach_and_Landing_Tests
gptkb:X-15_program
gptkb:X-43A_Hyper-X
gptkb:X-48_Blended_Wing_Body
gptkb:X-57_Maxwell
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:NASA_Aeronautics_Research_Mission_Directorate
gptkbp:regionServed global
gptkbp:renamed 2014
gptkbp:runwaySurface 2
concrete
dry lakebed
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA
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