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March 5, 2018
AEDC Spotlight: AEDC Turbines CTF Lead Operations Engineer recognized for exemplary support during complex engine test

A Lead Operations Engineer of one of the AEDC jet engine test cells at Arnold Air Force Base is applauded for his support during the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Adaptive Engine Technology Development (AETD) core program.According to Scott Grigsby, an Aeropropulsion test cell supervisor at
Feb. 19, 2018
Arnold STEM supports MathCounts® competition at UTSI

Winners of the MathCounts® competition Feb. 3 at University of Tennessee Space Institute receive their awards from AEDC Commander Col. Scott Cain. The Arnold Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach Program sponsored five MathCounts® Teams, comprised of a total
Feb. 19, 2018
AEDC T-11 engine test cell modified to expand its capabilities

The AEDC T-11 engine test cell at Arnold Air Force Base has been enhanced to perform a wide variety of research tests in addition to its primary role of testing small engines in a direct-connect configuration. The Air Force Project Manager for upcoming technology tests in T-11, Joshua Osborne,
Feb. 5, 2018
FIRST® LEGO® League teams sponsored by Arnold STEM place in regional qualifying tournament

Of the 24 FIRST® LEGO® League teams sponsored by the Arnold Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Outreach Program, 10 did well enough at the East Tennessee FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) Qualifying Tournament to move on to compete at the East Tennessee
Feb. 5, 2018
AEDC team members resurrect 1996 software to assist in engineering analyses at Arnold AFB

Through a combined effort of AEDC team members, a 1996 pressure vessel hazard analysis software program was installed and made useable on a current system at Arnold Air Force Base.Joshua Diller, an AEDC system administrator, explained that he found a way to install the analysis software, written to
Jan. 12, 2018
Tunnel 9 moves closer to 360-degree TSP capability

The team at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, has for some time considered a 360-degree capability for tests involving temperature-sensitive paint, or TSP, and has worked for about a year on ways to achieve it.Thanks to recent innovations developed after a customer’s need
Jan. 9, 2018
AEDC teams assist in preparing the Dream Chaser for its future missions

The Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser space plane recently had a successful free-flight test over the Mojave Desert in California, later making its landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.The Hypersonic CTF at Edwards AFB is managed by AEDC, which is headquartered at Arnold Air Force
Jan. 9, 2018
AEDC team working to achieve FIAR compliance

Over the past eight months, AEDC team members have been preparing inventory records for audit by certified public accountants as a part of the Department of Defense Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Program. Program priorities were established in August 2009 and require DOD
Nov. 22, 2017
CFD verifies new AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 nozzle design

The new Mach 18 nozzle design at the AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, near Silver Spring, has been successfully verified using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) codes.A new nozzle was needed to extend the range of desired conditions from the Mach 7, 8, 10 and 14 conditions
Nov. 8, 2017
Military appreciation picnic welcomes past, present and future service members

Retired military, veterans and active-duty service members from the area were recently invited to an afternoon picnic of food, music, fun and comradery at Arnold Air Force Base as a way to say “thank you” for their service.The Military Appreciation: Past, Present and Future Picnic was Oct. 20 at the

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