19 Aug 2019

New Aeropropulsion CTF director faces challenge of meeting increased test demand

Though he had not worked directly with AEDC before, Lt. Col. Lane Haubelt, the new director of the Aeropropulsion Combined Test Force at Arnold Air Force Base, knew of its mission and commented that the Complex’s reputation precedes it.“As an engineer, especially one with an aeronautical engineering focus, I was aware of AEDC and knew of the work

22 Apr 2019

Portable data station increasing test throughput, providing benefits for all AEDC testing

Members of AEDC Test Support Systems Division at Arnold Air Force Base designed and built U7, a portable data acquisition system that allows instrumentation, data and controls (ID&C) engineers to set up and prepare instrumentation between and during normal test operations. U7 consists of a portable rack of servers along with instrumentation hookups

21 Jan 2019

704th Test Group successfully leading Directed Energy Experimentation Campaign

After the success of the first range experiment of the Directed Energy (DE) Experimentation Campaign at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in October 2018, the 704th Test Group’s Directed Energy Combined Test Force (DE CTF) is now planning future experiments in support of the Campaign.The Air Force Strategic Development Planning and

9 Apr 2018

AEDC Spotlight: Eddie Mickle plays integral role in strategic scheduling for facility outages and maintenance

Eddie Mickle, AEDC work planner at Arnold Air Force Base, proactively fills a critical need for the Aeropropulsion Combined Test Force by supporting the scheduling for outages and maintenance. For example, Mickle created a detailed, integrated schedule encompassing every project being worked during the 2017 summer outage.“Eddie [Mickle]