• AEDC at 75: Early test evaluates durability of pilot clothing, equipment

    From its inception, Arnold Engineering Development Complex ground testing has not focused exclusively on engines and aircraft.In June 1957, when the Complex was known as Arnold Engineering Development Center and Arnold Air Force Base served as its sole location, tests were conducted to determine the

  • May 3 marks 70 years since first jet engine test at AEDC

    The payoff to nearly a decade of groundwork and work on the ground was realized 70 years ago with the push of a switch.On May 3, 1954, the first turbojet engine test was initiated in the T-1 Test Cell of the new Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base.Not only did this event mark the engine

  • Propulsion Test Branch at Arnold AFB helping power the Air Force since 1950s

    The Engine Test Facility (ETF), which is part of the AEDC Propulsion Test Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, was the first facility on base, with its construction completed in 1953.Equipment making up the ETF test cells, such as the motors and compressors, were confiscated from a Bavarian Motor Works

  • AFTC commander, command chief visit AEDC

    Air Force Test Center leadership check in on the well-being of AEDC personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing tests in support of the National Defense Strategy.

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