Nov. 17, 2020 AEDC machinist keeps pedal to the metal during leisure time Life in the fast lane suits Daniel Jones just fine.Jones’ work and his pastime both center on achieving extreme speeds. As the inside machinist lead at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Model and Machine Shop at Arnold Air Force Base, Jones works to support the high-speed testing that
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.
Oct. 20, 2020 Ironworkers complete AEDC engine test cell platform ahead of schedule Earlier this year, a group of ironworkers with the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Model and Machine Shop at Arnold Air Force Base were tasked with building a complex aluminum platform system for the C-2 Engine Test Cell.While on paper the task seemed easy enough, the ironworker crew was sent
Oct. 19, 2020 846th Test Squadron prepares Holloman High Speed Test Track for upcoming hypersonic missions In preparation for an increased demand of its services over the next decade, including work slated to begin next year, the 846th Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, is working to get its hypersonic sled testing program up to speed.To accomplish upcoming testing, the 846 TS, which
Oct. 5, 2020 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.
Sept. 21, 2020 Two AEDC Aeropropulsion team members receive special recognition Two Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members within the Aeropropulsion Test Branch at Arnold Air Force Base have received special recognition by the Air Force.
Aug. 3, 2020 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
July 20, 2020 AEDC, NAVAIR establish Remote Data Room Sitting in front of a computer screen in the Propulsion Systems Evaluation Facility (PSEF) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, also known as PAX, some 700 miles away, PSEF test engineer Leo Rubio speaks to analysts and monitors test data as if he was actually in the control room at Arnold
June 19, 2020 SECAF visits Arnold AFB to view developmental test capabilities Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett visited Arnold Air Force Base June 18 to get a first-hand look at critical ground-based developmental test mission activities.The visit highlighted the contribution of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex team to a variety of national priority test
June 1, 2020 AEDC restructuring to provide clarity for future Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee and with geographically separated units spread throughout the United States, is reorganizing how the Complex is structured with a goal of more effectively meeting the mission – “To prove the superiority of