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AEDC once supported Air Force Olympic hopefuls in quest for winter games glory

Documents from the early 1960s show Arnold Engineering Development Complex, then Center, provided engineering analysis and materials testing to support the U.S. Air Force bobsled team as they vied for a spot in the 1964 Winter Olympics. AEDC was asked to fabricate runners, the skate-like blades on which bobsleds slide, for the Air Force’s two-man and four-man bobsleds, prompting the AEDC examination of the equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

PHOTO BY: Jill Pickett
VIRIN: 220125-F-KN521-0006.JPG
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NIKON D850

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24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

8

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

2500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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AEDC once supported Air Force Olympic hopefuls in quest for winter games glory

Documents from the early 1960s show Arnold Engineering Development Complex, then Center, provided engineering analysis and materials testing to support the U.S. Air Force bobsled team as they vied for a spot in the 1964 Winter Olympics. AEDC was asked to fabricate runners, the skate-like blades on which bobsleds slide, for the Air Force’s two-man and four-man bobsleds, prompting the AEDC examination of the equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

PHOTO BY: Jill Pickett
VIRIN: 220125-F-KN521-0006.JPG
FULL SIZE: 10.04 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

8

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

2500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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