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  • Laser diagnostics beneficial in Tunnel 9 Mach 18 capability development

    The team at AEDC Hypervelocity Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, is paving the way for testing at unprecedented speeds in part by using a recently developed measurement system.Advanced laser diagnostics were developed and demonstrated to better understand the Tunnel 9 flow field thermodynamic

  • AEDC commander recognizes 'eagle-eyed' team members

    AEDC Commander Col. Scott Cain feels the right attitude from all team members is necessary to ensure continued safety across the Complex. This includes a willingness to speak up when things seem amiss. “In the flying world, that’s called a ‘Knock-it-Off,’” Cain said. “If someone calls

  • Fawns: look, but don’t touch?

    Within the past few months, some whitetail does gave birth to fawns and several have been spotted at the Administration and Engineering building.Some fawns were seen with their mother in the tall grass, and some were seen alone resting for long periods of time.“Fawns spend their first four to five

  • Migliaccios look after the honey bees, making increase

    One honey bee swarm turned into one hive, and then another swarm into a second hive until eventually Joe Migliaccio, an AEDC engineering group manager, and wife Rita had eight hives and thousands of honey bees.With encouragement from a beekeeping family member, the Migliaccios began a beekeeping

  • AEDC team member invites others to help crochet items for area veterans

    AEDC team member Tracy Carter is leading a service project crocheting beanies for veterans at the Alvin C. York Campus of the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Murfreesboro. Carter, a management and program assistant for the Test Systems Sustainment Division at Arnold Air Force Base, said

  • Townsend helps host STEM night in Korea during deployment

    Before the career day held for students of military families stationed at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Darrell Townsend had never volunteered to be part of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM event before.In addition to his regular full-time job as a craft superintendent for

  • AEDC engineers attend National Space and Missiles Materiel Symposium

    AEDC engineers represent Air Force Materiel Command at the 2018 National Space and Missiles Materiel Symposium held June 25-29 in Madison, Wisconsin. During the weeklong conference, several members of the AEDC team presented papers on the research and development occurring within the Space and

  • 16T wind tunnel systems receive significant upgrade

    Demand for the transonic testing capabilities offered by Propulsion Wind Tunnel 16T is expected to remain strong for the foreseeable future. Because of this, a multimillion dollar effort was launched this fiscal year at 16T to increase testing efficiency, provide greater accessibility to critical