Sen. Blackburn visits Arnold AFB

Cooper Green, an arcs test engineer, speaks about the arc heater, seen at the right, to Sen. Marsha Blackburn during her visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Jan. 27, 2023. Green is holding one of the segments that make up an arc heater, which essentially creates a controlled lightning bolt in a tube for the purpose of testing materials under extreme heat and shear forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Sen. Blackburn visits Arnold AFB

Sen. Marsha Blackburn poses a question to Elijah Minter, Hypersonic Test and Evaluation Investment Portfolio Manager, during her visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Jan. 27, 2023. During her visit, Blackburn learned about the use of arc heaters for testing and evaluating components of hypersonic systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Sen. Blackburn visits Arnold AFB

Cooper Green, an arcs test engineer, speaks about the model positioning system, seen at the left, to Sen. Marsha Blackburn during her visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Jan. 27, 2023. Green is holding one of the segments that make up an arc heater, which essentially creates a controlled lightning bolt in a tube for the purpose of testing materials under extreme heat and shear forces. The model positioning system allows test personnel to rotate multiple test objects through the arc jet flow during a test run. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Sen. Blackburn visits Arnold AFB

Elijah Minter, Hypersonic Test and Evaluation Investment Portfolio Manager, speaks to Sen. Marsha Blackburn about arc heaters during her visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Jan. 27, 2023. Arc heaters are used to test thermal protection system materials, an important component of hypersonic systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring a screen for security purposes.)

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Sen. Blackburn visits Arnold AFB

Published Feb. 10, 2023
By Jill Pickett
AEDC Public Affairs

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- Cooper Green, an arcs test engineer, speaks about the arc heater, seen at the right, to Sen. Marsha Blackburn during her visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Jan. 27, 2023. Green is holding one of the segments that make up an arc heater, which essentially creates a controlled lightning bolt in a tube for the purpose of testing materials under extreme heat and shear forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)