World's largest wind tunnel one step closer to reactivation

After almost three years of inactivity, the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC) at Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, Calif., is preparing for it first test under Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), which is tentatively scheduled for December 2006. NFAC is being

AEDC supports to Navy jet trainer

AEDC is currently testing the Navy T-45 trainer engine in its T4 test cell

F-35 aerodynamic loads testing at Arnold AFB marks

The U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) just completed aerodynamic testing on two variants of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter to support flight testing of the plane later this year. With this latest test, AEDC surpassed 8,000 hours of JSF testing in the center's

Arnold AFB supports Department of Defense Assured Fuels Initiative

The U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) is taking a leading role in supporting the Department of Defense's Assured Fuels initiative which aims to steer the military away from its reliance on foreign oil. A team from the center took their technical expertise and specialized

Non-intrusive measurement technology validated

An Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) technology and analysis branch team recently broke new ground at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) by conducting a series of tests to determine the feasibility of using an optical method to accurately measure and assess the airflow quality in the

AEDC performs mission critical tests on F-35 model

Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) recently conducted successful aerodynamic loads testing on a 12-percent scale model of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in the center's 16-foot transonic wind tunnel. The test was tentatively the next to last in a series of similar

Ongoing H3 arc heater developmental testing hits major milestone, sets record

Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) reached a significant milestone recently while conducting a series of independent tests on the H3 arc heater and a multiple model positioning system to expand the facility operating envelope and validate a major arc heater system upgrade. At the end of a

AEDC's new high performance computer is online

Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) most recent addition to their high performance computer (HPC) center, two 80 processor Hewlett-Packard XC cluster systems, are now online and have already been put to preliminary use by test customers. The new system was first brought online in January

Minuteman III upper stage rocket motors test fired in J-6

Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) recently conducted the successful test firing of a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Stage 2 Production Quality Assurance (PQA) rocket motor in the Large Rocket Test Facility J-6. This test was followed by a successful test firing of