Armstrong Flight Research Center

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/armstrong-flight-research-center

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Armstrong Flight Research Center built?1946
2. What is the location?Within Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA
3. What is the director?Bradley Flick (as of 2023)
4. Where is the Armstrong Flight Research Center located?It is at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert. The desert gives wide, open airspace and calm weather for flight tests.
5. Why was the center moved to the Mojave Desert?The area has very few people and plenty of space, making it safe for risky experimental flights. The stable climate also keeps weather from interrupting tests.

Aerospace: The field concerned with the design, development, and operation of aircraft and spacecraft.
Hypersonic: Relating to speeds five or more times the speed of sound.
Digital Fly-by-Wire: A flight control system that uses electronic signals instead of mechanical linkages.
Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA): A telescope mounted on a modified Boeing 747 aircraft for astronomical observations.