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  • Runners taking part in the 33rd Annual AEDC Turkey Trot bolt from the starting line. The 5K, which was held on Nov. 16, began in front of the Administration & Engineering Building at Arnold Air Force Base, took runners around Kindel Drive, onto the base Fitness Trail and back around Kindel Drive to finish back at the A&E Building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brad Hicks)

    Runners and walkers wanted for 34th AEDC Turkey Trot 5K

    This year marks the 34th year of the AEDC Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run at Arnold Air Force Base.Runners and walkers of all ages and skill levels are invited to join in the fun Nov. 15 at the Arnold Lakeside Center.Capt. Johnathan Gutierrez, with the Company Grade Officers Council, is once again heading up the event.In a change from years past, the run
  • : A worker watches as a 38,000-horsepower motor is lifted by a crane into place at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Engine Test Facility A Plant at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Oct. 14. The motor will replace two motors that had been in service since 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image was cropped to emphasize the subject.)

    Replacing decades-old exhauster motors expected to increase reliability, availability for testing base wide

    Exhauster motors near the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base are being replaced after being in service since at least 1958.The motors, referred to as the A and B exhauster motors, have been used to exhaust up to a combined total of 1,100 pounds of air per second during testing. In the 61-plus years
  • During a June 25, 1951, ceremony at Arnold Air Force Base, President Harry Truman draws aside the curtain to reveal a dedicatory plaque mounted to a granite rock. The ceremony was held to dedicate the Air Engineering Development Center as the Arnold Engineering Development Center in honor of Gen. Henry H. “Hap” Arnold, who had passed away before the ceremony and whose vision was instrumental in bringing the center to fruition. Pictured with Truman is Arnold’s widow, Bee. It was 70 years ago this month that Truman signed into law the bills that allowed for the establishment of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Laws allowing establishment of AEDC turn 70

    It was 70 years ago this month that President Harry S. Truman signed legislation that paved the way for the establishment of Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC).On Oct. 27 and 28, 1949, Truman signed the Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act and the Air Engineering Development Center Act of 1949. The first bill authorized a unitary plan for the
  • The Gas Dynamics Facility at Arnold Air Force Base was dedicated in honor of Dr. Theodore von Kármán on Oct. 30, 1959. Von Kármán helped provide the blueprint that led to the construction of Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    VKF named in honor of von Kármán 60 years ago

    Sixty years ago, a test facility at Arnold Air Force Base was renamed in honor of the man who helped provide the blueprint that led to the construction of the now Arnold Engineering Development Complex headquartered at Arnold AFB. During an Oct. 30, 1959, ceremony, the Gas Dynamics Facility was dedicated as the von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility, a
  • Maj. Michael Knauf looks on as Dusty Pickens sweeps water in raw water pipes near the Engine Test Facility J-3 test cell at Arnold Air Force Base during a Sept. 23 inspection of pipes recently lined with a fiber-reinforced polymer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

    AEDC testing cost-, time-saving water line repair method

    When it’s possible to increase operational reliability while minimizing the cost and disruption caused by maintenance, it’s a win-win.Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members are implementing a trial run of such a solution to the problem of leaks in raw water pipes at Arnold Air Force Base. Raw water is used in the cooling systems of the
  • Electricians Lon Britt, left, and Robert Campbell, right, along with electrical engineer Adam Webb look at a rectifier, like one that was responsible for an un-commanded "runaway" condition, outside the AEDC Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit at Arnold Air Force base. Webb improved the logic used in the Programmable Logic Controllers on the units to handle un-commanded "runaways,” which allowed him to identify the part at fault. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring items for security reasons.)

    Team members’ innovative methods advance test operations for AEDC hypersonic propulsion facility

    Improvements by team members of the AEDC Aerodynamics and Propulsion Test Unit (APTU) at Arnold Air Force Base have prevented unscheduled downtime and avoided equipment damage at the facility.Adam Webb, an electrical engineer for the Test Operations and Sustainment (TOS) contractor, National Aerospace Solutions, improved upon software for the
  • The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ is shown during its first flight in March. The military helicopter, being developed for the Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program, was tested earlier this year at the AEDC National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California. (Courtesy photo)

    NFAC tests next-generation military helicopter

    The U.S. Army is looking to improve its aviation technology and recently called upon the AEDC National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, to advance this effort. Engineers from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and The Boeing Company, in partnership with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
  • Outside machinists inspect a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine prior to testing several years ago in the Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility C-2 Test Cell. This month marked the 35th anniversary of the dedication of ASTF at Arnold Air Force Base. Over the years, the facility has been used to test large military and commercial engines in true mission environments. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    October marks 35th anniversary of Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base

    The Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base was completed just over 35 years ago, marking the end of construction on a project decades in the making and the beginning of what then-Arnold Engineering Development Center Commander Col. Philip Conran called “a new era of turbine engine and airplane testing.”ASTF was dedicated on
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    Ayer looks forward to new role while reflecting on time at Arnold

    After serving as the AEDC vice director for the past year, Edward Ayer will soon depart Arnold Air Force Base to begin the next phase of his Air Force career by returning to where it began. Ayer has been appointed as a member of the Air Force Senior Executive Service to the post of Associate Director of Engineering and Technical Management for the
  • Classic signs advertising various soft drinks are displayed in the home of Jim Raabe, Capital Improvements Branch Systems Safety Program manager at Arnold Air Force Base. (Courtesy photo)

    AEDC program manager connects to the past through collecting

    The cola wars have no place in Jim Raabe’s home. There, vintage signs advertising Coca-Cola share the same wall space as classic displays for Pepsi. Hanging alongside signage for these rivals are colorful ads once used by now-defunct soft drink companies to catch the eyes of potential customers. These signs surround shelves and cases containing
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