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  • F135 testing resumes in J2

    Testing of the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine has resumed in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex J2 Engine Test Cell at Arnold Air Force Base.The test team is seeking to validate the structural integrity and aerodynamic characteristics of a new fan rotor design for the F135, the powerhouse of

  • Engine sensors testbed being stood up in SL-1

    Sea Level aeropropulsion test cells at Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, typically serve as testbeds to put engines through their paces from the relative safety of the ground. But now in SL-1, a F404 engine is becoming the testbed.This effort will

  • AEDC at forefront of hypersonic test, evaluation

    Hypersonics is considered a critical field for national defense, and the Arnold Engineering Development Complex is critical to the success of the Department of Defense in that field.“Effective test and evaluation is key to the rapid fielding of hypersonic systems,” said Col. Jeffrey Geraghty, AEDC

  • AEDC Turkey Trot returns to offer respite in a COVID-19 world

    Despite the current chaotic times, an Arnold Engineering Development Complex tradition lives on.The 35th annual AEDC Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run at Arnold Air Force Base will take place this year on Nov. 13 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Arnold Lakeside Complex, or ALC. The Company Grade Officers’ Council at

  • Arnold AFB Carroll Building hits the big 3-0

    For a time, those at Arnold Air Force Base responsible for engineering analysis and computer operations were spread far and wide across the installation.They either worked out of one of the dozens of “fish camp” trailers, as they were then described, set up across the base or occupied available

  • Upgrades bring the AEDC 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel nozzle back to life

    A $13 million dollar project to upgrade the nozzle drive motors for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel, or 16S, at Arnold Air Force Base is complete as of early October. While the last customer test in 16S was completed in 1997, a new investment of $60 million

  • Flu shots administered at Arnold AFB

    Tina Bond, a registered nurse with the Tennessee Department of Health, administers a flu shot to Capt. Marc Green, an Arnold Engineering Development Complex team member, Oct. 21, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The Coffee County Health Department, which operates under the Tenn. Dept. of

  • 586th FLTS supporting Test Pilot School, advancement of flight testing

    The 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., a unit of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, is helping forge new flight test opportunities with a test conducted in September.“They coordinated a never-before-done test using relationships that never existed before – the 49th