April 24, 2023 Launch PAD aims to help personnel achieve career liftoff Launch PAD is an employee resource group that seeks to provide newer AEDC employees with professional development resources and assistance acclimating to a professional working environment.
Feb. 22, 2023 When you find something old, who you gonna call? The base historian Recently, while working in one of the warehouses at Arnold Air Force Base, a team member found a box containing some old photos.Looking through the photos, he realized they were from June 25, 1951 – the day then-President Harry Truman dedicated Arnold Engineering Development Center in honor of Gen.
Aug. 23, 2022 AEDC Model Shop reduces risk with new chemical cleaners Mission first, safety always. Efforts to put that common saying into action in a meaningful and measurable way came to fruition this summer at Arnold Air Force Base. After more than a year of research and preparation, two new citrus-based chemical cleaners were delivered and put to use in place of
July 12, 2022 AEDC Spark Tank: Simulator allows for quicker identification of equipment issues The ability to recognize a problem early can save time, money and a lot of headaches.This is the purpose behind the Condition-Based Maintenance Fault Simulator, a tool that will soon be available to personnel at Arnold Air Force Base, the headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex.The
July 6, 2022 Aerospace Vehicle Survivability Facility set to meet anticipated National Defense Strategy demands The new National Defense Strategy set to be released later this year will focus on the building of a more lethal military force, the strengthening of U.S. alliances while establishing new partnerships, and reforming the way the Department of Defense does business to accomplish its objectives.The
June 30, 2022 AEDC Spark Tank: Engineers study control system method for possible implementation The pursuit of better results sometimes requires a fresh approach.
June 28, 2022 AEDC expanding missile signature characterization capabilities The Advanced Missile Signature Center of the 718th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, has been helping the Department of Defense characterize the signatures of missile plumes for decades. Recently, a new measurement system was tested at Arnold Air Force Base,
June 13, 2022 NFAC team assesses flow quality in 40-foot by 80-foot test section Engineers at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex don’t always go with the flow.They realize that flow must be examined from time to time, as good flow quality is essential to collecting accurate data from wind tunnel testing.Work recently concluded in the 40-foot by 80-foot Wind Tunnel
June 9, 2022 McKinley Climatic Laboratory celebrates 75th anniversary As folks across the nation gear up to celebrate the 75th birthday of the branch later this summer, those at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, recently marked the diamond anniversary of their facility.
May 27, 2022 AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 reaches 5,000 run mark The list of milestones and achievements at Arnold Engineering Development Complex Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 recently grew a bit longer.On April 11, the team at the White Oak, Maryland facility celebrated the successful completion of 5,000 test runs by Tunnel 9 personnel.”It’s always exciting when
May 24, 2022 AEDC Spark Tank: Program helps schedulers constrain resource conflicts The Scenario Optimizer for AEDC Resources, or SOAR, is a desktop software application that will allow rapid-fire “what if” comparisons of different test schedules based on test user requirements.
April 28, 2022 586th FLTS helps showcase data link improvement The 586th Flight Test Squadron was involved last year in the testing and showcasing of the new Heimdall enhanced capability for legacy tactical data links.The 586 FLTS is part of the 704th Test Group at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The 704 TG is a unit of AEDC, headquartered at Arnold Air Force
April 21, 2022 NASA recognizes NFAC team for overcoming challenges, delivering quality results It has been said that nothing worth doing is ever easy.And things weren’t easy for the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Facility test team assigned to the Aerodynamic and Acoustic Rotoprop Test, or AART. The group was tasked with completing the first-ever urban air mobility rotor acoustic test
April 21, 2022 NASA recognizes NFAC team for overcoming challenges, delivering quality results It has been said that nothing worth doing is ever easy.And things weren’t easy for the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Facility test team assigned to the Aerodynamic and Acoustic Rotoprop Test, or AART. The group was tasked with completing the first-ever urban air mobility rotor acoustic test
April 1, 2022 AEDC supporting Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program across the complex As the complex continues to support the Minuteman III program with aging and surveillance testing of stage II and III motors, Team AEDC has begun providing test and evaluation support for the next-generation nuclear deterrent, the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent.