High-speed CARS in use at AEDC

As gas-turbine and hypersonic propulsion systems advance, so must the diagnostic measurement systems used in testing them. The Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Spectroscopy System is a development of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program that may be used to make point

Pilot mentoring program propels the future of hypersonics and young engineers

Hypersonic research and several young engineers are reaping the benefits of a pilot mentoring program at Arnold Engineering Development Complex's (AEDC) Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9, White Oak, Md. The program, the Hypersonic Center of Testing Excellence (HCoTE), began in FY2011 and combines two

AEDC to host AbilityOne® Agency Day

The first phase of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) contract transition will start when the Source Selection Office hosts an Agency Day for Ability One March 4.Agencies which choose to compete for work at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) will be able to learn about the

AEDC team supports new measurement capability for turbine blades and vanes

The Air Force requires a new measurement capability to monitor the surface temperature of thermally-barrier-coated blades and vanes on the first turbine stage of military fighter engines. Accurate quantification of temperature will allow increased performance of military fighter aircraft.A method

AEDC tests large class rocket motor for USAF Nuclear Weapons Center

The rocket test team at Arnold Engineering Development Complex's (AEDC) state-of-the-art Large Rocket Test Facility J-6 performed a successful test of the Aerojet Rocketdyne Large Class Stage 2 (LCS2) rocket motor on Wednesday. This test, sanctioned by the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center

Tunnel 9 engineers conduct boundary layer transition experiments at Mach 10

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 is performing experiments on a large 7-degree cone test article at Mach 10 to improve the understanding of hypersonic boundary layer transition in testing and evaluation (T&E) facilities. The testing is made possible under

AEDC contributes to Tennessee space discoveries by exploring the frontiers of space

Tennesseans will take the opportunity, Jan. 26 - Feb. 1, to explore the state's contributions to space exploration during Tennessee Space Week.Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) began supporting space exploration efforts in the late-1950s and has continued into the 21 century.AEDC

Employees get a closer look at unique AEDC tunnels

Tunnel 9 ready for the mission in 2014: Team successfully repairs critical infrastructure to continue busy test period

Labor day, 2013 took on a whole new meaning when a significant amount of hard labor was required from people across many areas of AEDC to return the White Oak Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 (Tunnel 9) to service for FY2014 after a faulty power cable failed.The Tunnel 9 test facility is AEDC's highest

AEDC’s economic impact $612 million in 2013

AEDC's economic impact $612 million in 2013Arnold Engineering Development Complex's (AEDC) economic impact - which includes AEDC and its remote operating locations the Hypervelocity Tunnel 9 at White Oak in Silver Spring, Md., and the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field, Calif.