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  • CFD verifies new AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 nozzle design

    The new Mach 18 nozzle design at the AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, near Silver Spring, has been successfully verified using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) codes.A new nozzle was needed to extend the range of desired conditions from the Mach 7, 8, 10 and 14 conditions

  • Donation made in support of Hands-On Science Center’s STEM programs

    Doug Pearson, deputy general manager of National Aerospace Solutions, LLC, the contractor overseeing the AEDC Test Operations and Sustainment contract, presents a check for $5,000 to Deb Wimberley, director of the Hands on Science Center in Tullahoma, to help support the HOSC’s Science, Technology,

  • AEDC test facilities impress visiting Junior Force Council groups

    In late August, Arnold Air Force Base simultaneously hosted members of Junior Force Council groups from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Edwards Air Force Base.During their three-day visit, the groups, each of approximately eight members, toured Arnold AFB and the University of Tennessee Space

  • Baxter assumes leadership of Hypersonic Systems CTF

    Lance E. Baxter is the new director of the Hypersonic Systems Combined Test Force.Baxter assumed leadership of the CTF from prior director Edgar Tucker during a Change of Directorship Ceremony Oct. 20 inside the J-5 Solid Rocket Motor Test Facility.“I’m humbled by the honor extended to me today,”

  • More than 200 attend Flight Systems CTF Open House

    Friends and families of Arnold Air Force Base were granted an opportunity to get an inside look at the AEDC Flight Systems Combined Test Force (CTF) during an open house Oct. 21.Approximately 250 people took part in the open house, during which attendees were led on guided tours around the

  • AEDC tests three-stream adaptive engine for Pratt & Whitney

    AEDC test teams have successfully completed testing an adaptive three-stream fan in the J2 Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base. The testing for Pratt & Whitney was conducted as part of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Adaptive Engine Technology Development (AETD) program. Military