Dec. 29, 2020 Newly-acquired AFRL test aircraft to aid personnel recovery research WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A small aircraft that is poised to make a big impact on military personnel recovery made a brief stop in the Dayton, Ohio, area on its way to St. Mary’s County, Maryland, where it will be used to test the Air Force Research Laboratory-developed Low Altitude
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.
Nov. 2, 2020 586th FLTS supporting Test Pilot School, advancement of flight testing The 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., a unit of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, is helping forge new flight test opportunities with a test conducted in September.“They coordinated a never-before-done test using relationships that never existed before – the 49th
Sept. 3, 2020 Unique training opportunity for MX officers The Air Force Test Center’s 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron services aircraft from almost every Model Design Series in the Air Force’s aircraft inventory. This MDS diversity provides new maintenance officers the unique opportunity to experience working with multiple airframes in just one
Jan. 24, 2020 AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle demonstrator Jan. 23, 2020, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.During
May 30, 2019 Enlisted aircrew paramount to C-130 Hercules flight testing Not many people know that a small contingent of experienced enlisted C-130 aircrew reside at Hill Air Force Base. They are charged with the depot support flights of Air Force overflow, and Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.
Aug. 16, 2017 New airliner tests at Edwards AFB A Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes off after a touch-and-go landing at Edwards AFB Aug. 14, 2017. Boeing has been conducting flight tests with its newest airliner at Edwards recently. Periodically, aviation industry companies are provided the opportunity to conduct flight tests at Edwards given the
Feb. 2, 2017 Edwards First Term Airman’s Center expands into new realm EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The First Term Airman’s Center here is shifting its services to better serve Team Edwards. According to Master Sgt. Andre Brooks, FTAC had become not much more than in-processing for new Airmen.“Our goal is to move away from in-processing and more toward