Change of command

Project Pioneer: An engineer shares his great adventure at AEDC

What would happen if we could look into the future? If Bob Ansley had told his grade-school classmates that someday he would have a hand in helping a man named Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon's surface and return safely to Earth, they probably would have laughed him off the playground. Ansley,

Former VKF engineer presents paper on Goddard at technical excellence forum

Dr. Arloe Mayne, former Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) engineer in the von Kàrmàn Gas Dynamics Facility (VKF), presented a paper on Dr. Robert Goddard--his career and the first liquid-fueled rocket--at the center's technical excellence forum in April. The presentation was prepared in

Arnold engineers save millions with F100 test savings plan

Collaboration between the F100 engine program office and test personnel at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) along with engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney have led to reduced test cost for component improvement verification testing at AEDC facilities. Cost savings of

AEDC begins testing fighter engine to use synthetic fuel

Engineers at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) began testing April 29 a Pratt &Whitney F100 engine, the power plant for the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, with a blend of alternative synthetic fuel in the J-1 simulated altitude jet engine test cell. Once testing and evaluation is

Korean Exchange students tour Arnold Engineering Development Center

Mountain bike trail closed for hunting

Arnold Air Force Base's Mountain Bike Trail (located off of Northshore Road) will be closed during the upcoming weekends due to turkey hunting. The 2008 Spring Turkey Hunting season is in full swing and hunters will be present April 25-27 and May 2-4.

Supersonic wind tunnel association tours Arnold Engineering Development Center

Command general visits Arnold Air Force Base

Fatherhood brings new frontiers: AEDC engineer climbs to new heights as latest chapter unfolds

Anthony Watts is climbing an almost sheer wall of ice, pausing to look out at the view around him, the only sounds are those of his own breathing and a slight, but frigid breeze as it rustles his clothes. About 20 feet below, Watts can see his friend, Robert Baltz, waiting patiently in the cold for