Under the watchful eyes of news media and officials of the city of Lancaster, Calif., from a balcony, workers steady an F/A-18 Hornet airframe as it is gently lifted into the air prior to mounting on a pedestal in front of "The Hangar," the city's municipal stadium.
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Under the watchful eyes of news media and officials of the city of Lancaster, Calif., from a balcony, workers steady an F/A-18 Hornet airframe as it is gently lifted into the air prior to mounting on a pedestal in front of “The Hangar,” the city’s municipal stadium. The F/A-18 was formerly flown by NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., as a safety chase and support aircraft prior to its recent retirement.
The aircraft is now mounted nose skyward on a 28-foot-tall pedestal on front of the stadium. The stadium is the home field of the Lancaster Jethawks, a Class-A farm team of the Seattle Mariners.Mar 1997NASA Photo / Tony Landis› F-18 Project Description