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Jan. 28, 2022
AEDC engineers assist with SBIR effort researching noise reduction of aircraft engines

Through a Small Business Innovative Research contract awarded to MetroLaser, Inc., by the U.S. Navy, a system is being developed to measure the gas velocity of engine exhaust to help find ways to reduce noise from aircraft. Bernie Williamson, Air Force project manager, explained that in November the
Jan. 18, 2022
Arnold AFB website gets new look

The Air Force Public Web Program has implemented a new website design for Air Force websites. The new design went live Jan. 14 on the Arnold Air Force Base website, www.arnold.af.mil. The site was “frozen,” with no new content being published, for about a week to allow for the update.
Dec. 20, 2021
Virtual reality capability used during sensor validation in AEDC test cell

When performing sensor validation tests in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Sea Level Test Cell 1, or SL-1, this summer, AEDC engineers at Arnold Air Force Base had the opportunity to view in nearly real-time a three-dimensional representation of the test hardware and support systems using
Nov. 29, 2021
Junior Force Council Booster Club’s Thanksgiving Food Basket Program has most successful year yet

The Arnold Air Force Base Junior Force Council Booster Club was unable to conduct its annual Thanksgiving Food Basket Program in 2020, but this year its members rallied together to get the word out and collect food items.Altogether, 62 food baskets were collected, making 2021 the most successful
Nov. 24, 2021
Web-based enrollment to streamline visitor pass process at Arnold starting Dec. 1

Annually, the Arnold Air Force Base Visitor Control Center processes over 9,000 contractor and visitor Defense Biometric Identification Systems, or DBIDS, cards and passes.While these numbers are unlikely to decrease in the coming years, the VCC will be implementing a new web-based enrollment
Nov. 24, 2021
Investment prepares AEDC to test next-gen engines

As the Air Force develops engines for next-generation aircraft to fly faster and stay in the air longer, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, an Air Force Test Center organization, is preparing ground test facilities to prove their worthiness. The Next Generation Turbine Engine Test Capability
Nov. 19, 2021
Intern with 586th FLTS creates tool pilots can use during flight

This summer, Jacob Moreno, a senior at the University of Texas at El Paso, spent his time as an intern with the 586th Flight Test Squadron, or FLTS. In the spirit of innovation and accelerating change, Moreno coded a program that automatically deciphers airspace data into a graphical format that
Nov. 17, 2021
Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Arnold AFB

Kirk Butler, director of operations for the Hypersonic Systems Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), explains how the Aerodynamic Propulsion Test Unit (APTU) operates to Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones, during her visit to Arnold Air Force Base,
Nov. 10, 2021
Project Phoenix achieves milestone, delivers capability upgrade to existing AEDC facilities

The renovation of J-5 at Arnold Air Force Base from a large rocket motor test facility to a large-scale, clean air, variable Mach, hypersonic test facility, known as Project Phoenix, recently reached another milestone with the installation of a large, high-pressure air, or HPA, bottle farm.
Oct. 28, 2021
New F135 hardware undergoes accelerated mission testing at Arnold AFB

The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is back at Sea Level Test Cell 3, or SL-3, at Arnold Air Force Base for another round of accelerated mission testing, or AMT, to validate new hardware.AMT provides a means to put engines through a full life cycle of

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