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'''Edwards Air Force Base''' is located in southern California. It is the primary flight test facility for the United States Air Force. Because of the climate and the long runways on the dry lake it has been used as a landing site for several Space Shuttle missions. Edwards Main Base includes the '''Dryden Flight Research Center''' at its north end and is directly connected to the South Base.  
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'''Edwards Air Force Base''' is located in southern California. It is the primary flight test facility for the United States Air Force. Because of the climate and the long runways on the dry lake it has been used as a landing site for several Space Shuttle missions.
  
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Edwards AFB is modeled in several excellent Addons.
  
==Runways and Frequencies==
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A very good history of the base is available at Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base]
There are three lighted, paved runways:
 
*04R/22L, 4579x91m, Concrete, with 2922m of lakebed runway extending it to the north, ILS 116.4
 
*04L/22R, 3700×61m, Concrete
 
*06/24, 2400x15m, Concrete, with 3100×64m of lakebed runway extending it to the east. (part of the South Base)
 
  
4R and 4L have visual cues for the Space Shuttle to use on its approach.
 
 
There are 13 other official runways on the Rogers dry lakebed.
 
  
 
==Charts and diagrams==
 
==Charts and diagrams==
 
*[http://skyvector.com/?ll=34.908088389,-117.885528528&chart=301&zoom=1 charts from skyvector.com]
 
*[http://skyvector.com/?ll=34.908088389,-117.885528528&chart=301&zoom=1 charts from skyvector.com]
*[http://skyvector.com/files/tpp/1212/pdf/00500ADROGERSLAKEBED.PDF airport diagram from http://skyvector.com/airport/EDW/Edwards-AFB-Airport]
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*[http://skyvector.com/airport/EDW/Edwards-AFB-Airport airport diagram from http://skyvector.com/airport/EDW/Edwards-AFB-Airport]  
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Edwardsafb.jpg aerial view from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edwardsafb.jpg]
 
 
 
==Related add-ons==
 
Edwards AFB is modeled in several [[add-ons]]:
 
 
 
*[[Edwards high-res runway texture]] ([http://www.orbithangar.com/download.php?ID=4724])
 
*[[Edwards semifictional terrain]] ([http://www.orbithangar.com/download.php?ID=2368])
 
*[[Complete Edwards/Canaveral Installation V2]] ([http://www.orbithangar.com/download.php?ID=3286])
 
*[[ProjectX-15 Edward & High Range]] ([http://www.orbithangar.com/download.php?ID=2505])
 
*[[LC39-EAFB 2006.1]] ([http://www.orbithangar.com/download.php?ID=2414])
 
  
==External links==
 
*[http://www.edwards.af.mil/ Home page]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base History of the base available at Wikipedia]
 
  
[[Category: Articles]]
 
 
[[Category:Real spaceports]]
 
[[Category:Real spaceports]]
 
[[Category:Surface bases]]
 
[[Category:Surface bases]]

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