Nestled In The California Desert, This Is A Gem For
Aero-Tourists
In the California deserts, aviation history has been made
practically nonstop since World War II. Experimental fighters and
bombers, super-secret spyplanes, pioneering rocket planes, the new
generation of private space launch machinery and manned spacecraft.
NASA Dryden, Edwards AFB, Mojave's Civilian Aerospace Test Center,
The Air Force's legendary Plant 42 with Lockheed's more legendary
Skunk Works, are all located nearby. Groom Lake -- the Area 51 of
UFO fables -- is not near, but the machines that have flown from
there were largely built here.