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Test Support Facility (South Base) Metadata Updated: Oct 15, 2015 The Test Support Facility (TSF) is located on the South Base area of Edwards Air Force Base and was originally constructed to support flight testing of the B-2 weapons system. The complex consists of 119 acres surrounded by a security fence and is protected by sophisticated electronic intrusion detection and access control systems. Within the facility are 5 major buildings and 12 support buildings. The site has a total of 470,545 square feet of usable floor space. The Test Support Facility is totally integrated into the Edwards Flight Test Range and has the capability to acquire data from the local sensors or from the neighboring support ranges Pacific Missile Test Center, Western Test Range, Naval Weapons Center, Utah Test and Training Range, Tonopah Test Range, Eglin Air Force Base) through a variety of data and communications links. Ground testing can be supported through a dedicated fiber-optic backbone which permits direct tie in of the aircraft[HTML_REMOVED]#39;s instrumentation and communications systems to the mission control facility. This capability exists at all nine aircraft parking locations. Support of all known instrumentation systems is possible through simple software modifications. All aspects of a major flight test effort can be supported from this facility including: performance and flying qualities, loads, structures, avionics, avionics simulation, weapons, human factors, logistics, R[HTML_REMOVED]amp;M, EMI/EMC, LO ground testing and user training.
originally posted by: gariac
It turns out they have a blurb on South Base with what looks like two small redactions.
originally posted by: FosterVS
originally posted by: gariac
It turns out they have a blurb on South Base with what looks like two small redactions.
I think it is some buggered HTML, not redactions.
I think this is the original page:
flcbusiness.federallabs.org...
flcbeta.org...
The Test Support Facility (TSF) is located on the South Base area of Edwards Air Force Base and was originally constructed to support flight testing of the B-2 weapons system. The complex consists of 119 acres surrounded by a security fence and is protected by sophisticated electronic intrusion detection and access control systems. Within the facility are 5 major buildings and 12 support buildings. The site has a total of 470,545 square feet of usable floor space. The Test Support Facility is totally integrated into the Edwards Flight Test Range and has the capability to acquire data from the local sensors or from the neighboring support ranges Pacific Missile Test Center, Western Test Range, Naval Weapons Center, Utah Test and Training Range, Tonopah Test Range, Eglin Air Force Base) through a variety of data and communications links. Ground testing can be supported through a dedicated fiber-optic backbone which permits direct tie in of the aircraft's instrumentation and communications systems to the mission control facility. This capability exists at all nine aircraft parking locations. Support of all known instrumentation systems is possible through simple software modifications. All aspects of a major flight test effort can be supported from this facility including: performance and flying qualities, loads, structures, avionics, avionics simulation, weapons, human factors, logistics, R&M, EMI/EMC, LO ground testing and user training.
originally posted by: BASSPLYR
a reply to: HomeyKXTA
Yes it is. It will be simmering down a little in a bit though. Just a little.
But yeah the traffic coming out of that base for the last few months is more than I've seen before.
originally posted by: HomeyKXTA
a reply to: gariac
Yeah, North base was strictly a no-go, but our tour guide said at first we'd get to drive by it, but that proved to be a big fat lie.
A certain canyon of hangars was so live as we were passing, the bus had to stop whilst crewmen shut all the hangar doors. Mind you, this was after we'd driven by the flight line and checking out the Global hawk in its hangar from less than a 30 foot distance.
But it was worth it. They opened the restoration hangar and there was the museums newest edition. Test pilot "Cooley's" (Rest in peace) retired F-117, including all exterior decals, tail number, as well as...
a small scorpion decal
originally posted by: gfad
a reply to: MAVERICKANDGOOSE
Pretty sure we're all reading the same forum you are