Edwards Air Force Base Males had a median income of $27,118 versus $23,536 for females. The per capita income for the base was $13,190. About 1.0% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. In the California State Senate, Edwards AFB is in . In the California State Assembly, it is in . In the United States House of Representatives, Edwards AFB is in . Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation located in Kern County
Edwards Air Force Base the adoption of the Hobson Plan, as the 2759th Experimental Wing. With the X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities. Highly experimental research programs—such as the X-3, X-4, X-5 and XF-92A—were typically flown in conjunction with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA, and were conducted in a methodical fashion to answer largely theoretical questions. Then, as now, the great bulk of flight testing at Muroc focused on evaluations of the capabilities of aircraft and systems proposed for the operational inventory. In December 1949, Muroc was renamed Edwards Air Force Base in honor of Captain