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  • The Tiltrotor Test Rig test team at the AEDC National Full-scale Aerodynamic Complex in Moffett Field, California, conducts full envelope evaluation of the first civil tiltrotor system that will be entering commercial usage by 2020. This test was the first use of the TTR and served as checkout and operational verification test of the new $30 million national test capability for future generation tiltrotor aircraft. The TTR is pictured here in the 40-by-80 foot wind tunnel at NFAC. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    NFAC test director and team recognized by the Vertical Flight Society

    The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Vertical Flight Society recognized Chris Hartley, AEDC test director at the National Full-scale Aerodynamics Complex in Moffett Field, California, for his role leading Tiltrotor Test Rig, or TTR, activation and testing.As part of the organizations 2019 Chapter Awards, Hartley received the Award for
  • To kick-off the Reach for the Stars event June 1 at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma, AEDC Vice Director Edward Ayer provides opening remarks to the kids about the future of rocketry and why STEM is important. (Courtesy photo)

    Students participate in STEM activities as part of 2019 Reach for the Stars Competition

    Area students spent a Saturday during their summer break to participate in a rocket launching competition called Reach for the Stars.Members of the Tennessee Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Coffee County Airfoilers, volunteers from Arnold Air Force Base, and Olga Oakley, the Air Force Science, Technology,
  • Milt Davis Sr.

    AEDC Fellow Milt Davis Sr.’s contributions remembered

    Milt Davis Sr. will be remembered as a pioneer of AEDC. His knowledge not only helped facilitate the development of wind tunnels in the early days of the center, but his expertise will be relied upon for years to come.Davis passed away on June 27 at the age of 93. During his more-than-30-year career at AEDC, Davis was involved in wind tunnel
  • Two contractors working on a construction project at Arnold Air Force Base are credited with recently saving the life of a co-worker by performing CPR when the man went into cardiac arrest. The contractors are with Morsey Constructors. One of them, Robert Hart, left, poses for a photo with crew superintendent Ashley Koepp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks) (Image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes.)

    Contractors credited with saving life of co-worker

    When a member of their construction crew went into cardiac arrest on the jobsite at Arnold Air Force Base, Robert Hart and Vincent “Red” Halligan did not hesitate. The two contactors, both of whom are with Morsey Constructors, acted quickly and administered CPR to their unconscious co-worker. Emergency responders at Arnold are crediting Hart and

  • Agreement provides convenient occupational health support to AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 personnel

    Thanks to an agreement between the Air Force and the Food and Drug Administration, help from multiple organizations, and the efforts of members of its workforce, recurring industrial medical support services are once again in place for Air Force civilians employed at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland. The agreement went into
  • Incoming AEDC Flight Systems Combined Test Force Director Lt. Col. John McShane, right, accepts the Flight Systems CTF guidon from AEDC Test Operations Division Chief Col. Keith Roessig during a June 28 Change of Leadership ceremony in the Propulsion Wind Tunnel Model Installation Building at Arnold Air Force Base. McShane comes to Arnold from Washington, D.C., where he most recently served as a Program Element Monitor for Advanced Aircraft Technology at the Directorate of Special Programs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics), at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

    McShane assumes leadership of AEDC Flight Systems Combined Test Force

    Incoming AEDC Flight Systems Combined Test Force Director Lt. Col. John McShane, right, accepts the Flight Systems CTF guidon from AEDC Test Operations Division Chief Col. Keith Roessig during a June 28 Change of Leadership ceremony in the Propulsion Wind Tunnel Model Installation Building at Arnold Air Force Base. McShane comes to Arnold from
  • Apollo test program

    AEDC instrumental to program that put man on the moon

    AEDC played an integral role in this “giant leap for mankind.” In years leading up to the Apollo 11 moon landing, personnel at Arnold Air Force Base were involved in thousands of hours of testing to ensure the success of the NASA Project Apollo program.
  • Graduates of the first-ever AEDC Flight Commander Leadership Course are recognized June 12 at Arnold Lakeside Center. The new course is designed to prepare participants for leadership responsibilities at the flight level. The course focuses on tools and concepts and provides guidance on how to use these skills to succeed as future flight commanders and leaders. Another course will take place in October and the course will be held at least once annually afterward. Pictured from left are former AEDC Commander Col. Scott Cain, AEDC Vice Director Edward Ayer, Brittany Mixer, Kristina Morton, Suzanne Heckman, Tech Sgt. Alexisa Humphrey, 2nd Lt. Adam Doyle, Richard Roberts, Reginald Floyd, Melissa Minter, Joshua Johns, Capt. Ryan Thompson, Tech Sgt. Beverly Spademan, Becky Morris, Jessica Means, AEDC Superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Robert Heckman and Master Sgt. Lashonda Morehead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

    AEDC leaders recognize graduates of first Flight Commander Leadership Course

    Graduates of the inaugural AEDC Flight Commander Leadership Course were recognized June 12 at the Arnold Lakeside Center. The new course is designed to prepare participants for leadership responsibilities at the flight level. The course objectives focus on enterprise-level tools and concepts and provide guidance on how to use these tools to succeed
  • Rob Hale, engineering technician, left, Parth Kathrotiya, system engineer, center, and Zack Russo, engineering technician, pose with the Mach 18 nozzle at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland. The team at Tunnel 9 recently completed an initial shakeout of the Mach 18 system, and the calibration to bring Mach 18 to full operating capability is set to occur later this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by A.J. Spicer) (This image has been altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)

    Hypervelocity capabilities advance to new highs at AEDC Tunnel 9

    AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, is on the verge of delivering an unprecedented capability. In late April, the team at Tunnel 9 completed an initial shakeout of the Mach 18 system and, later this year, facility engineers are set to begin a full calibration on Mach 18. If successful, this would allow for testing at Mach
  • Air Force Test Center Commander Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, left, hands the AEDC guidon to Col. Jeffrey Geraghty charging him with command of AEDC during the Change of Command Ceremony June 18 in the Large Rocket Motor Test Facility J-6 at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Col. Jeffrey Geraghty takes command of AEDC

    Col. Jeffrey T. Geraghty assumed command of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex as the 31st commander during a Change of Command ceremony on June 18.Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, Air Force Test Center Commander, presided over the ceremony. The ceremony was also attended by the commanders’ guests, local dignitaries and AEDC personnel inside
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