Notes: #002 is seen performing high angle of attack testing with spin chute rig attached.

Notes: Lt. Col. Troy Fontaine, and weapons system officer Maj. Kevin Steffenson, drop five MK-84 JDAMs from F-15E #180 during a test mission.

Notes: #120 has been used in the F-16ES upgrade testing, and also for divertless intake testing on the X-35 program... It's seen here testing a replacement pylon designed to carry towed decoys, for the Taiwan Air Force.

Notes: #302 takes off from Edwards with only one engine, during single-engine takeoff testing.

Notes: An F-22 takes off for the first follow-on operational test and evaluation mission on the F-22, to release JDAMs on the Utah Test & Training Range.

Notes: Six F-16s fly in formation during combined testing of the M4.2+ avionics suite upgrade. The formation consists of test aircraft from both Eglin AFB, and Edwards AFB. #106 was the first F-16 in the 50D Lot.

Notes: Maj. John Teichert releases a 1,000 pound JDAM from an F-22 at supersonic speed for the first time.

Notes: A full scale model of the JSF sits atop a pedestal at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Antenna Research and Measurement Facility, for the purpose of testing the aircraft's antennas.

Notes: The Variable In-Flight Stability Test Aircraft (VISTA) is a modified F-16 that uses specialized software, to emulate the characteristics of various aircraft.

Notes: Maj. Michael Hernandez talks with Senior Airman James Douglass on the Nellis flight line.

Notes: Maj. Bill Peris flies #445 over the China Lake Range, during the third test shot of the AIM-9X from an F-16. The target was a drone launched from VX-30's DC-130A #497, based at NAS Point Mugu.

Notes: Maj. David Thole flies his F-22A in formation with Maj. Alex Grynkewich in his F-16CJ, during a local training mission.

Notes: The X-35C is seen conducting its initial testing at Edwards AFB, and would later begin its testing with the Navy at NAS Patuxent River.

Notes: Lt. Col. Dave Rose flies F-22 #012 in formation with Maj. Robert Garland in his 71st FS F-15, on the day of the First Flight Centennial Celebration, at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.

Notes: #835 sits in the hangar after having just been repainted into a new experimental two tone gray scheme. This paint scheme was done to test the feasibility of using the F-117 on daytime missions.

Notes: #001 was the first aircraft, from the initial 4001-4009 block of EMD F-22s.

Notes: #001 conducts wet runway taxi tests.

Notes: Four 411th FLTS Raptors are seen in this photo, on a day that had a record number of seven F-22s airborne simultaneously, during several test missions. The total number of aircraft airborne including support, was 16.

Notes: Two Edwards Raptors fly over the local mountains during a test mission.

Notes: #005 flies North of the field over Edwards.

Notes: #956 was eventually retired.

Notes: This aircraft was eventually reconfigured as the 35B Marine variant.

Notes: Lockheed Martin test pilot Joe Sweeney flies the X-35C for the first time, from Lockheed Palmdale to Edwards AFB.

Notes: This aircraft would eventually be taken to Patuxent River to begin its testing with the Navy.

Notes: Lt. Col. Paul Smith conducts AR in the X-35A for the first time.

Notes: Ship "301" is seen conducting AR with the 412th TW's unique NKC-135E #55-3135.

Notes: The 35A aircraft appears to have had both blue and red tail stripes during its test period at Edwards.

Notes: The X-35A Joint Strike Fighter breaks the sound barrier for the first time.

Notes: An AMI-9 missile shot test is done from #002.

Notes: Boeing test pilot Chuck Killberg flies Raptor #001 on its 100th mission. Note the "100 Flights" stenciled under the canopy.

Notes: #002 is seen from above, configured with a spin chute rig.

Notes: An Edwards Raptor flies above the range.

Notes: #046 is seen flying chase on a B-1B test. In a tribute to Chuck Yeager and his wife, "Glamorous Glennis" is stenciled on the nose, just like Chuck had done on the X-1 years ago. The tail also has an emblem noting the "50 Years of Supersonic Flight" anniversary.

Notes: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle #3 returns from its overseas deployment, where it logged more than 4,800 flight hours supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and the CTF - Horn of Africa.

Notes: In 1983 this ship had the entire bottom painted in an American flag scheme for a change of command ceremony. That scheme was reapplied as a surprise for the 05 Edwards Air Show, which marked the aircraft's retirement. It was later moved to Holloman to be used in ground training.

Notes: #002 does a tower fly-by.

Notes: F-16DG #392 flies chase for Raptor #002 during a test mission.

Notes: F-15D #046 flies chase with Raptor #002, over the range.

Notes: Raptor #001 passes over the lake bed compass rose.

Notes: A small, little known test unit, is the 586th FLTS. They mainly support test missions conducted on the White Sands Missile Range.

Notes: One of the 'ET' T-38s flies chase on a 40th FLTS F-16 from Eglin AFB. Both units specialize in weapons testing.

Notes: An 'ET' Talon flies over the New Mexico ranges.

Notes: #633 is a Block 10D F-16 that's worked in Test Operations at ED.

Notes: #453 is a Block 15AR F-16 that was one of numerous F-16s originally built for Pakistan. Due to political reasons, they were embargoed and stored at AMARC for over 10 years. Edwards received nine of these 'new' aircraft for test operations in 2003.

Notes: #007 flies over Edwards, just South of the Compass Rose.

Notes: 410th FLTS Commander Lt. Col. Jim Bierstine conducts the first ever release of a Joint Direct Attack Munition, from an F-117. Note the two camera pylons mounted on either side of the weapons bay.

Notes: #784 was the fifth of the five original full scale development aircraft, and nicknamed 'Scorpion 5' during its initial testing.

Notes: #445 is a Block 42C F-16.

Notes: Maj. Ray Toth fires an AIM-9X from an F-16 for the first time, while over the China Lake Range.

Notes: Carrying cluster bombs.

Notes: As part of the JSF Integrated Test program, Maj. Chris Hamilton flies an Edwards F-16 carrying the Early Risk Reduction (ERR) pod, outfitted with three sensors. The data collected will eventually be applied to the F-35.