アメリカ空軍

試験と評価

あらゆる航空機、兵器、システムが実戦投入される前に試験する飛行隊。エドワーズ空軍基地の飛行試験からエグリン空軍基地の兵器評価まで、T&Eは実戦投入される前に機能することを確認しています。

動作を実証する 1942年創業

試験・評価

エドワーズ空軍基地、カリフォルニア州

開発試験 / 実用試験評価 / 飛行試験 / 兵装試験

エドワーズ

カリフォルニア州AFB

Flight Test Center

Test and Evaluation squadrons prove that aircraft, weapons, and systems perform as designed before the Air Force commits them to combat. Developmental Test evaluates new systems against specifications. Operational Test and Evaluation puts systems in the hands of operational units to determine if they are effective and suitable for combat. Edwards AFB in the Mojave Desert has been the center of flight test since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier there in 1947. Eglin AFB in Florida is the primary weapons test range. Read more

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Sound Barrier to Stealth 1947 - Present

RIGHT STUFF HERITAGE

Edwards AFB Flight Test

Where Legends Are Made

Sound Barrier Broken

Chuck Yeager, X-1

Experimental Acft

FLIGHT TEST CENTER

Edwards AFB is where the Air Force tests its most advanced aircraft. Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the X-1 over the dry lake bed on October 14, 1947. Every major fighter, bomber, and transport aircraft has been tested at Edwards. The X-15 reached the edge of space. The F-117 stealth fighter was tested in secret. The B-2 Spirit flew its first flights from Edwards. The 412th Test Wing continues the mission, currently testing the B-21 Raider and F-35 upgrades. Read more

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Eglin AFB Weapons Testing

The Biggest Weapons Range in the Free World

Eglin AFB operates the largest overland weapons testing range in the free world at over 724 square miles. The 96th Test Wing tests air-delivered weapons, electronic warfare systems, navigation equipment, and aircraft survivability. Every new bomb, missile, and precision guided munition is validated at Eglin before it enters the combat inventory. The 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin is also the F-35 joint training wing. The base combines weapons testing with operational training in a unique dual mission. Read more

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Edwards

Flight Test Center

Eglin

Weapons Testing

1947

Sound Barrier

B-21

Raider Testing