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  • Surge in engine testing at AEDC:

    With the System Development and Demonstration Phase for the F135, engine for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, coming to an end, there’s been a surge in testing at the AEDC Engine Test Facility.According to Mike Dent, deputy director of the Aeropropulsion Combined Test Force at AEDC, in

  • Rivera and Pearson visit NAS team members

    NAS General Manager Cynthia Rivera (center) and NAS Deputy General Manager Doug Pearson (second from left) speak with NAS team members at the Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility Air Side Plant which provides air to the turbine engine testing facilities. Rivera and Pearson recently visited the

  • Some IDs may be invalid starting Aug. 15

    Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Aug. 15.

  • Some IDs may be invalid starting Aug. 15

    Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Aug. 15.

  • Some IDs may be invalid starting Aug. 15

    Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Aug. 15.

  • AEDC Model Shop steps up to fulfill customer request

    The AEDC Model and Machine Shop recently stepped up to meet a short notice need for the warfighter by fabricating test articles critical to meeting an accelerated Air Force Test Center rapid fielding schedule.In an effort to meet a tight execution schedule for the needed test articles, the Advanced

  • B-52 testing conducted at AEDC continues to pay off

    Testing performed at AEDC proves critical to validate safe separation of new munitions from the B-52 Stratofortress, which has recently flight-demonstrated a joint direct attack munitions drop from the internal bay for the first time.“The B-52 Stratofortress continues to deliver strategic

  • Flight dynamics, hypersonics create major increase in workload at AEDC

    AEDC could see record-breaking increases in testing for some of its facilities over the next several years as a result of Air Force plans to recapitalize large portions of its aircraft fleet.Col. Timothy West, who oversees the AEDC Test Operations Division, predicts challenging times ahead – but a

  • AEDC contributions to Viking ensures Mars first landing

    The NASA Viking Lander 1 successfully reached the surface of Mars in July 20, 1976, due to the testing AEDC conducted on the launch vehicle and the entry vehicle parachute system.The Titan III/Centaur launch vehicle for the lander was tested in the Propulsion Wind Tunnel in the mid-1960s and the