Muroc Army Airfield

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military airfield
gptkbp:associatedWith Aerospace engineering
NASA
Aviation safety
Pilot training
Flight testing
Military logistics
Flight operations management
Rocket propulsion testing
Air force operations
Air defense operations
Military aviation history
Aerial reconnaissance
Aerospace safety
Aviation research and development
Military training exercises
Aircraft maintenance training
Military strategy development
Air traffic control training
Air force training programs
Military air operations
Air force operational readiness
Military aviation technology
Air combat training
Strategic air command
Flight simulation training
Flight safety research
Aerospace testing
Aviation accident investigation
Military airlift operations
Flight test engineering
Experimental aircraft development
Air force history
Air force research laboratory
Air force tactical operations
Aircraft design testing
Aircraft performance testing
Flight test safety
Military aircraft testing
Supersonic flight testing
Cold_War_aviation
Aeronautical_research
gptkbp:coordinates 34.9° N, 117.9° W
gptkbp:elevation 2,300 feet
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early jet aircraft testing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Muroc Army Airfield
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkbp:name gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:notableEvent Project Blue Book
U-2 reconnaissance flights
X-15_flight_tests
gptkbp:opened 1942
1965
gptkbp:owner gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:runway_length 12,000 feet
gptkbp:significance test flight operations
gptkbp:type airfield
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces