what type of planes are these?

[jiguk]

Not sure what the airbase is but there are some interesting planes parked around the place (B1's , Osprey's, and an SR71) but there are two that i can not identify. Any ideas ?

[sladys]

Hi jiguk.

Welcome to GEH. :)

I had to look at Google Map to see the planes you ask for because GE is updated with a new image.

You planes you ask about are both RQ-4 Global Hawk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RQ-4_Global_Hawk

The airbase is Edwards AFB.

Some tips for you. If you go into a category you can download a Network link to that category. Then you pan over the area a GEH icon shows up with link to that image.
You can also mark Google Earth Community and an "i" shows up with informations.

Have fun. :)

[jiguk]

thanks sladys that had me thinking i was going mad there for a minute:eek:. Have not seen that before that looked at the image then a few minutes later it has been updated

[wheresnorth]

Has that part to the east been blanked out, covered with sand, or is it really like that?

Allan

[Forkboy2]

Has that part to the east been blanked out, covered with sand, or is it really like that?

Allan

Yes it's really like that. That is a dry lake bed and is used for runways, etc. I lived at Edwards in the 1970s for a few years when I was in elementary school. It was a very cool place to live. Sonic booms all the time, SR71's flying around all the time, got to see the first Space Shuttle tests, etc. :)

Hard to believe it's been more than 30 years since Space Shuttle was designed.

Matt

[eliya]

Fighter planes on ground at Ramat David Airbase.
Low resulution to see which planes they are. If you look around the runways you will see some more of them.