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  • Arnold ups educational outreach

    Local students got a taste of the type of work conducted at AEDC as they either invited AEDC employees for activities at their schools or visited the center to get a first-hand look at facilities.Several of Arnold's military personnel took part in New Union Elementary's Read Across America program.

  • A tornado leveled his house but not his spirit

    April 10, 2009, to most people was the beginning of Easter weekend, but for Art Fuller it was a day he will never forget. The day started out like any other Friday, but by mid-day the clouds started shifting and began to darken. Severe weather alerts were popping up on employees' computers and the

  • Coworkers discover it's a small world after all

    Despite the realities of the 'digital age,' it seems most people are still surprised to find how interconnected the world can become. During their time at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), the paths of Ed Mickle and Crawford Parrish Sr. had virtually never crossed until they recently

  • Payload aboard recent shuttle launch tested at AEDC

    Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavor, the most recent space shuttle launch, connected the cupola to the International Space Station (ISS) that was tested at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). The cupola test was conducted in AEDC's 12-foot diameter vacuum (12V) space chamber in

  • Global Hawk engine to 'fly' at AEDC

    The AE3007H growth engine, the power plant for the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS), is undergoing testing in Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) T-4 test cell."This is the first [altitude] test on this [specific] growth engine," said Gary Meuer, Aerospace Testing Alliance

  • Arnold Police earn POST certification, first in center history

    For the first time in its almost 60-year history, Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) police officers will be recognized under Tennessee Code Annotated as a legal entity for Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification. In a ceremony earlier today led by former police chief

  • New capability to make customer testing run smoother

    Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) engineers are always looking for ways to improve or upgrade the center's capabilities and services. One focus has been on serving the center's customers in the best and most efficient way during testing. "This new capability primarily would improve

  • Coworkers, base first responders mobilize to save a life

    Feb. 11 started off uneventfully for Michael Bunch at Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL). Around 2 p.m., the 49-year-old Aerospace Testing Alliance instrument technician was working at a calibration bench when he suddenly felt lightheaded

  • NFAC aerodynamic truck test to set industry standards

    Industry experts say Class 8 tractor-trailers are responsible for around 12 percent of the total U.S. consumption of petroleum, but to truck drivers, it's the high cost of fuel that has their attention. William "Billy" Brain, a regional truck driver from middle Tennessee, knows it's mainly the high

  • At 71, Jack Lamons is still in the game

    Like many young men who play sports in high school, Jack Lamons had a coach who inspired his students to consider going into coaching as a profession. Lamons decided against going that route, but he acknowledged learning an important lesson from his parents and coach, Turney Ford. They had