Aug. 14, 2026 AEDC at 75: Early test evaluates durability of pilot clothing, equipment From its inception, Arnold Engineering Development Complex ground testing has not focused exclusively on engines and aircraft.In June 1957, when the Complex was known as Arnold Engineering Development Center and Arnold Air Force Base served as its sole location, tests were conducted to determine the
Aug. 5, 2026 AEDC at 75: Air Force turns over compressor facility The reins of the largest single Arnold Engineering Development Center unit completed up to that point were handed to the Center’s operating contractor on Nov. 30, 1953.On that date, the Air Force turned over the Exhaust Compressor Building, part of the Engine Test Facility, to Arnold Research
May 28, 2026 AEDC at 75: Test facility development proceeds Following the June 1951 dedication of the Arnold Engineering Development Center, construction on three major test facilities continued.At different points throughout the 1950s, the building of the Engine Test Facility, Gas Dynamics Facility and Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility was completed.These
May 2, 2024 May 3 marks 70 years since first jet engine test at AEDC The payoff to nearly a decade of groundwork and work on the ground was realized 70 years ago with the push of a switch.On May 3, 1954, the first turbojet engine test was initiated in the T-1 Test Cell of the new Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base.Not only did this event mark the engine
Oct. 7, 2021 Vendors use AEDC sea level facility to perform validation of sensors on turbofan engine The same nine vendors who visited Arnold Air Force Base as part of the Propulsion Instrumentation Working Group, or PIWG, meetings last fall recently returned. This time, instead of simply viewing an engine installed in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Sea Level Test Cell 1 and making
June 21, 2021 Propulsion Test Branch at Arnold AFB helping power the Air Force since 1950s The Engine Test Facility (ETF), which is part of the AEDC Propulsion Test Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, was the first facility on base, with its construction completed in 1953.Equipment making up the ETF test cells, such as the motors and compressors, were confiscated from a Bavarian Motor Works
Dec. 7, 2020 Propulsion Instrumentation Working Group visits Arnold AFB to view F404 engine stand Members of the Propulsion Instrumentation Working Group, or PIWG, visited Arnold Air Force Base in October to view the F404 turbofan engine test stand in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Sea Level 1, or SL-1, engine test cell. Working with PIWG, AEDC team members are supporting the Engine
Feb. 17, 2020 F100 now on display at Arnold AFB Engine Test Facility A monument to the longstanding relationship between Arnold Engineering Development Complex and the F100 engine now stands outside of the Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base. A static display of the engine was installed outside of the ETF in late 2019. This coincided with the 50th
Sept. 3, 2019 Painting a piece of history Jonathan Finn paints part of a TF-30 engine that is on display in front of the Engine Test Facility, Aug. 9, at Arnold Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring a badge for security purposes.)
Jan. 21, 2019 January marks 60th anniversary of turbine engine testing for AEDC J-1 engine test cell The AEDC J-1 engine test cell at Arnold Air Force Base has reached is 60th year providing altitude testing for medium and large turbine engines.The first facility constructed at AEDC for the testing of turbine engines was based on equipment and operation of a German facility that was moved to the