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  • The team responsible for the testing of the integrated Actively Stabilized Refueling Drogue System and Optical Reference System stands with the tested hose and drogue system in the 40- by 80-foot wind tunnel at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, located in the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California. The NFAC test team consisted of both Department of Defense and Test Operations and Sustainment contract employees from National Aerospace Solutions. The team included researchers, engineers, technicians and mechanics. (Courtesy photo)

    NFAC wind tunnel testing demonstrates successful integration of refueling, monitoring systems

    It turns out two systems developed to serve separate purposes were made for each other.The pairing of an aerial refueling apparatus and instrumentation to boost its functionality was recently tested  in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, effectively combining these two Small Business Innovation
  • A scale model of the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ undergoes testing at the AEDC National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California. The goal of the wind tunnel test was to validate the aerodynamic performance and flight mechanics of Sikorsky’s X2 Technology™ aircraft. These configurations, which are being utilized on the SB>1 DEFIANT™, include a lift-offset coaxial rotor system, composite fuselage and rear-mounted pusher propulsor that provides increased speed. (Courtesy photo)

    NFAC tests SB>1 DEFIANT military helicopter

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) team members lower the NASA/Army Tiltrotor Test Rig (TTR) into the 40- by 80-foot wind tunnel in the AEDC National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California. The TTR was developed to study advanced tiltrotors and develop databases for design code validation. NFAC craftsmen not only install test articles in the facility wind tunnels, but they also operate and maintain the wind tunnels. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Craftsmen keep largest wind tunnels in the world running at peak conditions

    They are considered indispensable.Those at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, who observe their contributions every day agree the craftsmen employed there are not only integral to the work at NFAC but play a vital role the Arnold Engineering Development Complex mission as a whole.“They are
  • The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ is shown during its first flight in March. The military helicopter, being developed for the Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program, was tested earlier this year at the AEDC National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California. (Courtesy photo)

    NFAC tests next-generation military helicopter

    The U.S. Army is looking to improve its aviation technology and recently called upon the Arnold Engineering Development Complex - National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, to advance this effort.Engineers from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and The Boeing Company, in partnership with the U.S. Army Combat
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