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  • Free fishing day rodeo set for June 9 at Morris Ferry Dock

    The public is invited to Morris Ferry Bank Fishing Park at Woods Reservoir June 9, to take part in the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's (TWRA) Kids Free Fishing event, hosted by TWRA, AEDC and the Air Force.The park underwent renovation conducted by TWRA and funded by AEDC and Franklin County.

  • AEDC provides computational fluid dynamics expertise to Hill AFB engineers

    At its core, Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) strives to test and evaluate aircraft to help customers develop, qualify and improve system designs and performance. The center constantly researches and develops technology programs to develop advanced testing techniques and instrumentation

  • AEDC’s 2011 economic impact exceeds $630 million

    Arnold Engineering Development Center'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. - was $633.8 million for fiscal 2011.

  • Former Angel Tree recipient paying it forward

    The Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Angel Tree program was a great success again this past Christmas, with approximately 160 employees providing gifts for 179 disadvantaged mid-state children.One of the AEDC volunteers, Art Walker, an Air Force Investments project manager, took a

  • Former AEDC pilot reflects on a storied military career

    As the number of surviving World War II veterans continues to decline, the opportunity to record their wartime experiences is slipping away.One example is a former active duty Air Force AEDC employee named Hugh Killingsworth, who flew missions over "The Hump" during World War II as an Army Air Corps

  • Parker leaving his mark on AEDC

    When J.Y. Parker first came to Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) as a young engineer not long out of Auburn University, he expected to spend a few years getting a master's degree from the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) and return to Huntsville, Ala., where he previously

  • AEMTC re-elects officers to another term

    The Air Engineering Metal Trades Council (AEMTC) re-elected all its current principal officers to serve another term Nov. 22.Serving another term in office are AEMTC President Jimmy Dale Nance, Vice President Jay Vandergriff, Recording Secretary Reina Shanks and Secretary Treasurer Annette

  • AEDC leads the way with data acquisition technology upgrade validation

    A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony at AEDC's J-1 turbine engine test cell marked a major milestone, signifying the validation of an Engine Data Acquisition and Processing System (EDAPS) upgrade.Melissa Tate, Test Systems Division/ Aeropropulsion Systems Project Section (TTSIB) Investments Air Force

  • AEDC's largest aircraft model ready for future testing

    An ongoing store separation test on "smart weapons" from the bomb bay of a new 10-percent scale B-52H model in AEDC's 16-foot transonic propulsion wind tunnel (16T) rightly has the attention of test engineers.Prior to the test, all eyes were on AEDC designers, schedulers and machinists as they