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

Technical Advisory Board meeting held to discuss efforts and opportunities at Arnold AFB

Leadership with the Test Operations and Sustainment (TOS) contractor for Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., led a teleconference Oct. 13 and 14 with members of the Technical Advisory Board (TAB) of its University Consortium made up of senior professors from

AEDC Spark Cell implementing ideas submitted by workforce

In late 2019, Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership implemented the AEDC Spark Cell, a campaign headed by AEDC team members meant to instill a culture of innovation Complex-wide.According to Cameron Liner, chief of the AEDC Capabilities Integration Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, the

Filtered water stations installed around Arnold Air Force Base

In an effort to promote healthy lifestyle choices and provide more drinking water sources for employees, the Arnold Air Force Base Civil Engineering group worked with the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor’s potable water team to have filtered water fill stations installed on base.According

AEDC team members observe Insider Threat Awareness Month

National Insider Threat Awareness Month was observed by AEDC team members throughout the month of September.The recognition of Insider Threat Awareness Month is a collaborative effort between several organizations – the National Counterintelligence and Security Center; National Insider Threat Task

Stop in the name of safety

Stop signs have been installed at an intersection near the J-4 Rocket Motor Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base in response to the observations of an Arnold Engineering Development Complex team member.David Scheuermann, a fuel farm machinist, noticed an increase in traffic flowing through the

AEDC exploring high-speed video for engine vibration testing analysis

Arnold Engineering Development Complex test cells and test articles can be outfitted with hundreds to thousands of instrumentation sensors that can capture data at a rate of one to more-than-150,000 samples per second.Even with all of those measurement points, an AEDC team member is seeking to

Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force visits Arnold AFB

Stacey Lamb takes on role as Sexual Assault Response Coordinator for AEDC

At an Air Force installation, a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, or SARC, serves as the installation’s primary point of contact for integrating and coordinating sexual assault victim care services for eligible recipients.Stacey Lamb, a civilian employee at Arnold Air Force Base, serves as the

AEDC Team members use special motion camera to troubleshoot excessive vibrations

The Condition-Based Maintenance team at Arnold Air Force Base has added a new tool to their bag of vibration analysis methods – a Motion Amplification Camera.As part of the CBM vibration program, readings are taken regularly from vibration sensors monitoring equipment in the Arnold Engineering