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March 5, 2018
AEDC skilled craft workers providing essential support to engine test facilities at Arnold

AEDC craft personnel perform maintenance on the C-Plant Turbine Chiller 3 (TC3) at the Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility for test support of the C-2 engine test cell at Arnold Air Force Base. Chiller units like TC3 enable altitude testing in the C1 and C2 engine test cells. In addition to the
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
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. 29, 2018
Innovative analysis methodology making a difference for AEDC, Air Force and the warfighter

AEDC analysis team members have developed and demonstrated a first generation full frequency range screech analysis methodology for a re-heater on turbine engines to reduce instability when testing in the facilities at Arnold Air Force Base.Innovative ideas like this one are common in daily work
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
Gearing up to host area high school students for 2018 National Engineers Week

Students from all over the Middle Tennessee area will be teaming up with AEDC engineers at Arnold Air Force Base to experience work environments and participate in competitions during National Engineers Week, Feb. 18-24.As part of Engineers Week, engineers from the Base and throughout the local
Jan. 9, 2018
AEDC Tunnel 9 team members taking initiative in STEM outreach

AEDC supports many Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) efforts throughout middle Tennessee impacting nearly 19,000 students in more than 60 schools since 2013 and has a program dedicated to STEM at Arnold Air Force Base.But the STEM efforts don’t stop in Middle Tennessee, the
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
Jan. 9, 2018
Bridge to the Future event provides unique opportunity for prospective AEDC team members

Bridge to the Future, an event hosted by National Aerospace Solutions, the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor for AEDC, provided college-age students of AEDC team members the chance to see where their family works and learn about the many career opportunities available at Arnold Air Force

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