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

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

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

AEDC expands footprint from coast-to-coast over past 24 years

Since Arnold Engineering Development Center, now Complex, was dedicated in 1951 in middle Tennessee, the organization has grown to include many units, spanning the country from Maryland to California with many points in between. Most of the units and organizations were formed prior to joining AEDC

NFAC tests solutions to poor pilot visibility in inclement weather

The team at Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, or NFAC, recently added rain simulation to the organization’s portfolio of capabilities.The F-16 System Program Office has been trying to address an issue with rain pooling on the canopy of the aircraft

NFAC wind tunnel testing demonstrates successful integration of refueling, monitoring systems

It turns out two systems developed to serve separate purposes were made for each other.The pairing of an aerial refueling apparatus and instrumentation to boost its functionality was recently tested  in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, effectively

NFAC tests SB>1 DEFIANT military helicopter

Craftsmen keep largest wind tunnels in the world running at peak conditions

They are considered indispensable.Those at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, who observe their contributions every day agree the craftsmen employed there are not only integral to the work at NFAC but play a vital role the Arnold Engineering

NFAC tests next-generation military helicopter

The U.S. Army is looking to improve its aviation technology and recently called upon the Arnold Engineering Development Complex - National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, to advance this effort.Engineers from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and The Boeing

Engineer preps item for testing at AEDC National Full-scale Aerodynamics Complex