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Jan. 22, 2024
AEDC team members mark completion of 16S honeycomb

The designers of the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base recognized when their work began in the 1950s that continuous improvements to the test facility would eventually be needed to keep pace with advancements in technology that were sure to transpire over the ensuing
June 21, 2021
Defense, Space exploration among the contributions of the Aerodynamics Test Branch

From the testing of subscale to full-scale models at speeds ranging from subsonic to hypersonic, work performed over the decades in the nine wind tunnels that comprise the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Aerodynamics Test Branch has played an integral role in protecting civilians and
March 15, 2021
AEDC adds large-scale mass flow assembly calibration to test capability offering

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex team stood up a new capability in the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. – hardware calibration for engine inlet testing.An Aerodynamics Test Branch customer needed to calibrate their mass flow assembly, or MFA, for an upcoming
Jan. 26, 2021
AEDC 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel restored to operational status

On Jan. 21, 2021, the multi-year efforts of many yielded the desired results with a successful air-on test run in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel, or 16S, and return to service of the test facility.“Wind Tunnel 16S will provide the nation a significant
Nov. 2, 2020
Upgrades bring the AEDC 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel nozzle back to life

A $13 million dollar project to upgrade the nozzle drive motors for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel, or 16S, at Arnold Air Force Base is complete as of early October. While the last customer test in 16S was completed in 1997, a new investment of $60 million
Feb. 3, 2020
Arnold AFB craftsmen and others join to aid supersonic wind tunnel return to service

The reactivation of the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base is on the horizon, and work continues behind the scenes to bring the dormant facility back to life. Craftsmen in the Arnold AFB Model and Machine Shop are being lauded for the creativity and cohesion that led to the

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AEDC team members mark completion of 16S honeycomb

Defense, Space exploration among the contributions of the Aerodynamics Test Branch

AEDC adds large-scale mass flow assembly calibration to test capability offering

AEDC 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel restored to operational status

Upgrades bring the AEDC 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel nozzle back to life

Arnold AFB craftsmen and others join to aid supersonic wind tunnel return to service