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11-23-2010, 07:17 AM
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mystery photo #10
i have been flying over this area east of orlando and wonder what it is used for. any ideas? mystery?
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11-23-2010, 07:38 AM
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Can you be a little more specific on where you've seen it? There's a lot of stuff east of Orlando.
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11-23-2010, 07:47 AM
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Hey Ed, isn't that where disney lands the UFO they use for space mountain?
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11-23-2010, 07:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wildblue37
Can you be a little more specific on where you've seen it? There's a lot of stuff east of Orlando.
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Found it on Google Earth...east of Orlando
28, 22N
81, 04W
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11-23-2010, 07:56 AM
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yeah I found it now. It's shown as "test strip" on the sectional chart in that area. Pretty weird though
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11-23-2010, 08:11 AM
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it used to be a strip but it is xxxout now with weird stuff at the ends. mystery?
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11-23-2010, 08:14 AM
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There are a couple of similar setups close to Edwards, I have been told they have something to do with navigation when the space shuttle comes in.
I suspect Rosie knows something about them.
From Rosie: This is Northop's Radar site just south of Tehachapi (TSP) and this is Lockheed's Test Site located east of Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) called Helendale
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11-23-2010, 08:35 AM
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Radar testing
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Originally Posted by Mike S
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I don't think they are navigation facilities.
They are testing ranges for radar cross-section testing of various aircraft/UAV/missile shapes - aka stealth testing.
Several in the Mojave desert, with the original ones being converted WWII training bases. This one is typical and just North of Helendale.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=3...55404&t=h&z=15
IIRC, they started coming into being in the 80's and the gliding community lost several good landing spots... 
How it works is described by the company that runs it -
http://www.thehowlandcompany.com/RCS-ranges.htm
The place mapped was originally Helendale Auxiliary Army Airfield #2, an auxiliary field for Victorville AAF - which became George AFB.
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11-23-2010, 08:46 AM
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Gil, that makes a lot more sense, the alignment is wrong for being a tracking device for Edwards.
Thanks
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11-23-2010, 09:19 AM
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Looks like it would be good for tailwheel training... Lots of extra room the farther you get down the runway to handle the PIO. 
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