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  • AEDC celebrates successful launch of NASA Orion

    NASA achieved a major milestone in completing the Orion spacecraft's first voyage to space recently.Having had a hand in testing the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) is also celebrating this accomplishment.Mounted atop the United Launch Alliance Delta

  • 16T Pitch Boom reactivated to support wind tunnel tests

    The reactivation of the 16T Pitch Boom mechanism at the 16 foot transonic wind tunnel (16T) is providing an alternate model system for new Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) test customers.Recent and new customer SpaceX, a company that designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets

  • AEDC experiences record-breaking accelerated mission test

    A highly successful accelerated mission test (AMT) of Pratt & Whitney's F135 conventional take-off and landing/carrier variant (CTOL/CV) engine was recently completed in the Sea Level 3 test cell (SL-3) at AEDC.A Total Accumulated Cycle (TAC) count of 2,600, with record TAC accumulation of 80-90 per

  • Dynamic pressure sensitive paint showcased at Arnold Air Force Base

    A test demonstrating Innovative Scientific Solution Incorporated's (ISSI) dynamic pressure sensitive paint (PSP) was recently conducted in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC).The effort was funded by the Air Force through a Rapid Innovation Funding

  • AEDC's accelerated mission test provides savings for the U.S. Air Force

    Project engineers at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) have led a significant effort in accelerating mission testing (AMT) that will ultimately result in a large payoff for the Air Force.A 15-month AMT of Pratt & Whitney's F100-PW-220 engine, which powers the Air Force fleet of F-16

  • AEDC support for NASA's Orion aids in first launch preparation

    Testing at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) has assisted NASA in preparing the Orion spacecraft for its first trip into space, anticipated in December.It was announced this month that the spacecraft has completed several milestones at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Engineers

  • PMEL advances turbine flow meter calibration

    The AEDC Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) pioneered the use of propylene glycol and water blend as a surrogate calibration fluid and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently adapted the use of the blend.The calibration fluid is used for turbine flow meters

  • Minuteman III rocket motor aging surveillance test completed at AEDC

    Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) personnel completed testing of a Minuteman III Stage II motor in the Complex's J-6 Large Rocket Test Facility for aging surveillance of the 48-year-old defense program. "The Stage II motor is part of the Minuteman III Aging and Surveillance test program

  • AEDC and AFRL collaborate to make advances in hypersonic technology

    A highly successful integrated aerodynamic and aerothermal test and analysis of a twin scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise vehicle was completed in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 facility in White Oak, Md.Researchers and engineers from AEDC and the U.S.