Nov. 10, 2021 Project Phoenix achieves milestone, delivers capability upgrade to existing AEDC facilities The renovation of J-5 at Arnold Air Force Base from a large rocket motor test facility to a large-scale, clean air, variable Mach, hypersonic test facility, known as Project Phoenix, recently reached another milestone with the installation of a large, high-pressure air, or HPA, bottle farm.
March 16, 2020 Efforts of many keep ‘Project Phoenix’ moving forward Numbers help tell the tale of how a major milestone was recently achieved in the refurbishment of the former J-5 Large Rocket Motor Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base.On Nov. 21, the final concrete pour was performed for the Block 1 heater pit which will house the heaters that will allow for