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April 4, 2022
Decommissioned Mach 8 tunnel removed to make room for future test opportunities

The hardware making up the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Tunnel E facility has been scrapped, leaving behind a mostly empty room in the building that also houses Tunnel D at the von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility at Arnold Air Force Base. It hasn’t been an active wind tunnel in years, so the
Feb. 25, 2022
Using standard models provides beneficial data prior to customer tests in AEDC wind tunnels

To validate the latest capabilities of the wind tunnels, Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members in the Aerodynamics Test Branch conducted testing last year on standard models in 16T and 16S, 16-foot transonic and supersonic wind tunnels, and Tunnels B and C, 50-inch hypersonic wind
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
Sept. 18, 2020
AEDC Flight Systems Branch provides data critical to weapon systems development

The Flight Systems Branch, or TSTW, within the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Operations Division, provides aerodynamic ground-test capabilities vital to the advancement of U.S. military weapons systems.Bringing together the efforts of personnel across multiple branches, TSTW operates

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Decommissioned Mach 8 tunnel removed to make room for future test opportunities

Using standard models provides beneficial data prior to customer tests in AEDC wind tunnels

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

AEDC Flight Systems Branch provides data critical to weapon systems development