June 1, 2022 Digital Acquisition and Signal Simulation Capability expands research, training opportunities at Arnold AFB Engineers and researchers at Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, will soon have access to a 64-channel high-speed data acquisition and analog voltage signal generation capability, known as Data Acquisition and Signal Simulation Capability, or DAQSIM.The
May 20, 2022 AEDC stands up 804th Test Group with ceremony An official ceremony was held May 20 at Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, to activate the 804th Test Group as part of reorganizing AEDC to align with the traditional Air Force structure.“The activation of the 804th Test Group at Arnold Air Force Base
May 10, 2022 Redesigned birdchaser sleds at Holloman test track saves time, money The birdchaser sleds, used to mitigate bird and animal strikes during HHSTT test missions, are one of the two main methods of mitigating animal strikes. Orchard cannons and small birdchaser sleds are fired in the range of 10 to 40 seconds before the mission sleds.
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
March 18, 2022 AEDC engineers team with local business, UTSI to apply optical flow visualization to jet engine testing Working together with a local business and academic professionals at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members at Arnold Air Force Base are studying optical measurement techniques to better evaluate turbine engine exhaust characteristics during
Feb. 22, 2022 Arnold AFB pumping station receives crucial investment The Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Civil Engineering Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., recently completed a project to restore reliability through redundant systems and smooth the way for future maintenance.
Dec. 20, 2021 Virtual reality capability used during sensor validation in AEDC test cell When performing sensor validation tests in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Sea Level Test Cell 1, or SL-1, this summer, AEDC engineers at Arnold Air Force Base had the opportunity to view in nearly real-time a three-dimensional representation of the test hardware and support systems using
Nov. 19, 2021 Intern creates tool pilots can use during flight This summer, Jacob Moreno, a senior at the University of Texas at El Paso, spent his time as an intern with the 586th Flight Test Squadron, or FLTS.In the spirit of innovation and accelerating change, Moreno coded a program that automatically deciphers airspace data into a graphical format that
Oct. 26, 2021 Arnold Diversity and Inclusion initiatives now in motion Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., commander, Air Force Materiel Command, issued diversity and inclusion, or D&I, guidance last fall, and shortly followed it with the 2020 AFMC D&I Survey.The survey led each site or installation to establish a D&I Command Action Plan, or CAP, and all CAPs were due to AFMC
Oct. 25, 2021 Masters earns high honor from aerospace organization A member of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex team is among a group of professionals from around the globe who will soon be formally honored for their contributions to the aerospace field.Dr. James Masters, a model and simulation engineer at Arnold Air Force Base, the headquarters of AEDC,