United States Air Force Flight Test Center

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Air_Force_Flight_Test_Center
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:commander Brigadier General E. John Teichert (as of 2018)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emblem USAF Flight Test Center emblem
gptkbp:established 1942
gptkbp:formerName Army Air Forces Flight Test Base
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Air Force Flight Test Center
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:mission flight testing of aircraft and aerospace systems
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Space_Shuttle_landings
first supersonic flight
X-15 high-speed flights
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:SR-71_Blackbird
gptkb:Robert_M._White
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
gptkb:X-15
gptkb:Jackie_Cochran
gptkb:Pete_Knight
gptkb:Joe_Engle
B-2 Spirit
F-22 Raptor
F-35 Lightning II
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf Air Force Materiel Command
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Air_Force_Test_Center
2012
gptkbp:website https://www.edwards.af.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plant_42_Airport
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7