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New equipment in Arnold AFB Model Shop helps cut project time in half

Nick Delong, a machinist in the Arnold Air Force Base Model and Machine Shop, conducts measurements on a wind tunnel nozzle following a run in the recently-acquired vertical turning center, or VTC, March 5, 2024, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. The VTC operates similarly to a wood lathe except items are situated vertically on a rotating table within the machine chamber. As the piece rotates, carbide blades within the chamber are used to mill and grind until the piece is formed into the desired shape. The VTC was needed to accelerate the fabrication of various-sized nozzles to be installed in a wind tunnel at Arnold AFB, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

PHOTO BY: Keith Thornburgh
VIRIN: 240305-F-FU327-2013.JPG
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NIKON D850

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

4000

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New equipment in Arnold AFB Model Shop helps cut project time in half

Nick Delong, a machinist in the Arnold Air Force Base Model and Machine Shop, conducts measurements on a wind tunnel nozzle following a run in the recently-acquired vertical turning center, or VTC, March 5, 2024, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. The VTC operates similarly to a wood lathe except items are situated vertically on a rotating table within the machine chamber. As the piece rotates, carbide blades within the chamber are used to mill and grind until the piece is formed into the desired shape. The VTC was needed to accelerate the fabrication of various-sized nozzles to be installed in a wind tunnel at Arnold AFB, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

PHOTO BY: Keith Thornburgh
VIRIN: 240305-F-FU327-2013.JPG
FULL SIZE: 14.98 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

4000

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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