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Mojave in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Convair CV-990

NASA Landing Systems Research

— Aircraft (LSRA) —

 
 
Convair CV-990 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, August 10, 2018
1. Convair CV-990 Marker
Inscription. This jet was used by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, California as the Landing Systems Research Aircraft (LSRA) in 1993 and 1994 to flight test space shuttle landing gear and braking systems. It was modified with a main landing gear and tire from the Shuttle Enterprise, installed between the CV-990's man landing gear and tire from the Shuttle Enterprise, installed between the CV-990's main landing gear. Test were conducted at Edwards AFB and at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The results allowed the crosswind limits of the orbiters to be increased from 15 to 20 knots. The borrowed shuttle landing gear was reinstalled on the Enterprise, which remains on museum display.
 
Erected 2018 by Mojave Transportation Museum.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.
 
Location. 35° 2.713′ N, 118° 9.521′ W. Marker is in Mojave, California, in Kern County. Marker is at the intersection of Mojave-Barstow Highway (State Highway 58) and Airport Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Mojave-Barstow Highway. Called the "Gate Keepers", located at the main entrance of the Mojave Air and Space Port. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mojave CA 93501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
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of this marker. F-4 Phantom II (here, next to this marker); SAAB TF-35XD Draken (here, next to this marker); Rotary Rocket Roton ATV (approx. 0.7 miles away); Voyager Aircraft / SpaceShipOne Replica (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wen Painter (approx. 0.7 miles away); Albert C. Hansen (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mojave Air & Spaceport (approx. ¾ mile away); United States Marine Corps Air Station (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mojave.
 
Also see . . .  Convair 990 and F-4 Phantom receive new paint in Mojave. (Submitted on August 10, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.)
 
Convair CV-990 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, August 10, 2018
2. Convair CV-990 Marker
Convair CV-990 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, August 10, 2018
3. Convair CV-990
Convair CV-990 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, August 10, 2018
4. Convair CV-990
Convair CV-990 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, February 25, 2022
5. Convair CV-990
Convair CV-990 image. Click for full size.
Courtesy NASA
6. Convair CV-990
Convair CV-990 landing on the dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, 20 miles southeast of the marker, during 1995 testing.
Mojave Air and Space Port Entrance Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, August 10, 2018
7. Mojave Air and Space Port Entrance Sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 2,278 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 10, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.   5. submitted on March 28, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.   6, 7. submitted on August 10, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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