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  • AEDC at 75: Hap Arnold’s vision takes flight

    A decade before Arnold Engineering Development Complex was dedicated and several years before the establishment of the U.S. Air Force, Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold was in England to assess production during World War II.There, the commanding general of the Army Air Forces saw something that left him

  • Laws allowing establishment of AEDC turn 70

    It was 70 years ago this month that President Harry S. Truman signed legislation that paved the way for the establishment of Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC).On Oct. 27 and 28, 1949, Truman signed the Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act and the Air Engineering Development Center Act of 1949.

  • VKF named in honor of von Kármán 60 years ago

    Sixty years ago, a test facility at Arnold Air Force Base was renamed in honor of the man who helped provide the blueprint that led to the construction of the now Arnold Engineering Development Complex headquartered at Arnold AFB. During an Oct. 30, 1959, ceremony, the Gas Dynamics Facility was