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AEDCnews

  1. We hosted a 3rd grade class from East Coffee Elementary today in our Spark program -- Inspiring the next generation one child at a time.
  2. Unveiled F-111 model display at UT Chattanooga's SimCenter today. Hope to inspire the students.
  3. Can you really power a jet engine on plant seed oil? We'll see! Check it out! http://www.arnold.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123211146
  4. For our aircraft enthusiast followers, we just surpassed 4300 TACs on the enhanced F100. Here's the story from Jan: http://bit.ly/bm6p9z
  5. AEDC-tested X-37 just launched. Glad to support.
  6. New AEDC-tested X-37 set to launch April 21 http://bit.ly/9mfHiP
  7. F-35B pilot comments on AEDC role in successful first vertical flight: http://bit.ly/aHXM2V
  8. Citizens walk Congress' halls to advocate for AEDC: http://bit.ly/c3ccUc
  9. Check out this afterburner video of the longest fighter jet engine ever tested at AEDC from the actual test. http://youtu.be/J-U4lw3B3lc
  10. Camelina - aka. an oily weed? Beef fat oil? Used to power jet engines? Yep and we'll be testing them in an F100 engine later this year.
  11. Had a good interview w/ @TheWoracle Graham Warwick w/ Aviation Week mag today on our world-unique hypersonic wind tunnel
  12. DOD issues Web 2.0 policy giving employees access, implementation to balance access w/ security: http://bit.ly/cdPQRm
  13. Air Force aerodynamic truck test to set industry standards: http://bit.ly/9JO6Zh
  14. Check out pics of an 18-wheeler in the AEDC-operated world's largest wind tunnel at NASA Ames. http://bit.ly/bURL23
  15. World's largest wind tunnel...18 wheeler...pics and info live Tues at the Arnold AFB Facebook page. Friend us and follow along.