Congressman John Rose visits Arnold AFB

1st Lt. Adam Doyle, second from left, a test manager in the Propulsion Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), briefs Rep. John Rose, of Tennessee, about the engine testing conducted using the Sea Level Test Cell 3 (SL-3) as they tour the facility during the representative's visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC, Aug. 31, 2021. An F135, the engine that powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is currently installed in SL-3 for accelerated mission testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Congressman John Rose visits Arnold AFB

Jeff Albro, left, the Joint Strike Fighter Joint Program Office F135 Ground Test and Evaluation manager, briefs Rep. John Rose, right, of Tennessee, about the testing of the F135 currently being conducted using the Sea Level Test Cell 3 (SL-3) as Rose tours the facility during his visit Aug. 31, 2021, to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The F135 is the engine that powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Also pictured is Lt. Col. Lane Haubelt, chief of the Propulsion Test Branch, Test Division, AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Congressman John Rose visits Arnold AFB

Rep. John Rose, of Tennessee, listens to Lt. Col. Lane Haubelt, chief of the Propulsion Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), speak about the engine test capabilities the branch operates during the representative's visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC, Aug. 31, 2021. Rose toured Sea Level Test Cell 3, which is currently being used to support accelerated mission testing of an F135, the engine model that powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Congressman John Rose visits Arnold AFB

Rep. John Rose, of Tennessee, listens to Lt. Col. Lane Haubelt, chief of the Propulsion Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), speak about the engine test capabilities the branch operates during the representative's visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC, Aug. 31, 2021. Across the test cells on the base, the branch can support test and evaluation of performance, operability, aeromechanical, icing, corrosion, inlet pressure and temperature distortion, accelerated mission testing, engine-inlet dynamics, mission simulations and engine component testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Congressman John Rose visits Arnold AFB

From left, Travis Vitale, a senior development mechanic with Pratt & Whitney, shows Rep. John Rose, of Tennessee, a section of a second stage fan stator for the F135 being tested to validate a new design of the engine component through accelerated mission testing in Sea Level Test Cell 3 (SL-3) as Rose tours the facility during his visit Aug. 31, 2021, to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Pratt & Whitney is the manufacturer of the F135, the powerhouse of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Engine test facilities, such as those at Arnold AFB, allow new engine components to be rigorously tested and proven before being distributed to the fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Congressman John Rose visits Arnold AFB

Published Sept. 27, 2021
By Jill Pickett
AEDC/PA

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- 1st Lt. Adam Doyle, second from left, a test manager in the Propulsion Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), briefs Rep. John Rose, of Tennessee, about the engine testing conducted using the Sea Level Test Cell 3 (SL-3) as they tour the facility during the representative's visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC, Aug. 31, 2021. An F135, the engine that powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is currently installed in SL-3 for accelerated mission testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)