United States Air Force Plant 42

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Air_Force_Plant_42
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:area 5,800 acres
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Skunk_Works
Air Force Materiel Command
gptkbp:built 1935
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Air Force Plant 42
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:KPMD
gptkb:PMD
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palmdale,_California
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Space_Shuttle_assembly_and_transport
Black Project operations
Stealth aircraft development
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Orbiter
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:U-2_spy_plane
B-2 Spirit
F-117 Nighthawk
gptkbp:notableTenant gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:openToPublic no
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:owner gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:primaryUse aircraft maintenance
aircraft testing
aircraft assembly
gptkbp:region gptkb:Antelope_Valley
gptkbp:runwayLength 12,000 ft
gptkbp:runwaySurface 3
asphalt
concrete
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:Los_Angeles_County
gptkb:Palmdale
gptkbp:type aircraft manufacturing facility
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Department_of_Defense
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
defense contractors
gptkbp:website https://www.afcec.af.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Palmdale,_California
gptkb:Palmdale_Regional_Airport
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6