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An HH-60W Jolly Green II gets hit with 45 mph winds and drenched under 130 gallons-per-minute rain in the McKinley Climatic Lab April 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter and crews experienced temperature extremes from 120 to -60 degrees Fahrenheit as well as torrential rain during the month of testing. The tests evaluate how the aircraft and its instrumentation, electronics and crew fare under the extreme conditions it will face in the operational Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

HH-60 rain testing

Cold chamber testing - HH60

An HH-60W Jolly Green II sits in a frozen chamber in the McKinley Climatic Lab March 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter and crews experienced temperature extremes from 120 to -60 degrees Fahrenheit as well as torrential rain during the month of testing. The tests evaluate how the aircraft and its instrumentation, electronics and crew fare under the extreme conditions it will face in the operational Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Cold chamber testing - HH60

HH-60 sun testing

An HH-60W Jolly Green II sits under bright lights used to create heat in the McKinley Climatic Lab March 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter and crews experienced temperature extremes from 120 to -60 degrees Fahrenheit as well as torrential rain during the month of testing. The tests evaluate how the aircraft and its instrumentation, electronics and crew fare under the extreme conditions it will face in the operational Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Cold chamber testing - HH60

HH-60 sun testing

AEDC Innovation Grant research generates tactical solution for test facility security

Chris Carr, an AEDC Instrumentation, Data and Controls engineer, demonstrates how the Cross-Domain Solution, or CDS, works Feb. 12, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The CDS interface was researched as a solution to allow plant operations systems outside of the plant control room to remain unclassified during classified test programs. As part of an AEDC Innovation Grant project, Carr and several AEDC team members worked together to determine whether plant control parameters could be normalized with the addition of a CDS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon) (This image has been altered by obscuring items for security purposes.)

AEDC Innovation Grant research generates tactical solution for test facility security

Scott Howard, an AEDC Instrumentation, Data and Controls engineer, sets up the Cross-Domain Solution hardware prior to connecting it to a desktop computer Feb. 12, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon) (This image has been altered by obscuring items for security purposes.)

AEDC Innovation Grant research generates tactical solution for test facility security

On Feb. 12, 2020, Chris Carr, left, and Scott Howard, Instrumentation, Data and Controls engineers at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., set up the Cross-Domain Solution hardware before connecting it to a desktop computer at Arnold to demonstrate how it is used. The CDS interface was researched as a solution to allow Plant Operations Systems outside of the Plant Control Room to remain unclassified during classified test programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon) (This image has been altered by obscuring items for security purposes)

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About AEDC

AEDC shield Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) operates more than 68 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges and other specialized units located in eight states. Many of the complex's test units have capabilities unmatched elsewhere in the United States; some are unique in the world. AEDC is one of three installations which are part of the Air Force Test Center (AFTC), one of six subordinate commands of the Air Force Materiel Command organization and an important national resource. View AEDC's fact sheet. View/Read AEDC's Test Facility Guide.

Our Mission: To prove the superiority of systems required to meet the demands of the National Defense Strategy.

Our Vision: Second to none!

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