21st Century Complete Guide to the U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center: Flight Simulation Test Facility, Wind Tunnels, Aerodynamics, ... DOD and NASA Program Support (CD-ROM)

Arnold Engineering Development Center: The World's Premier Flight Simulation Test Facility; USAF AEDC; Aerodynamics; Wind Tunnels; Aeropropulsion; Hypersonics; Rockets; Space Systems; Technology; 2003 Air Show.

AEDC in Tennessee is the most advanced and largest complex of flight simulation test facilities in the world, supporting DOD, NASA, commercial and international customers. Technology areas: Aerodynamics (Wind Tunnels, Store Separation); Aeropropulsion (Jet Engines, Gas Turbines, Altitude Test Cells); Hypersonics (Reentry, Staging, Ballistic Impact); Rockets (Large High Altitude Motor Test Cells and Related Facilities); Space Systems (Manned/Unmanned Spacecraft, Thermal/Vacuum Chambers, Sensors); Technology (Computational Modeling, Instrumentation, SBIR). Wind Tunnel coverage includes Aerodynamic Tunnel 4T and Hypersonic Tunnels; Test Highlights; Facility Capabilities; Systems Tested; News Releases. Test Highlights coverage includes: Aeropropulsion Testing; Commercial Success Stories; Hypersonics Testing; Manufacturing & Design Services; Rocket Testing; Space Simulation Testing; Trisonics Testing; Space Environment Simulation. Coverage features Arnold Engineering Development Center Strategic Plan 2001 document; biographies of 1989-2003 AEDC Fellows; AEDC Trisonics Test Highlights; Advanced Missile Signature Center (AMSC) facility; Aeropropulsion; Aerothermodynamic Measurement Laboratory; Alliances with Boeing, GE, Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney; Annual Reports; NPARC Alliance. Major Systems Tested at AEDC includes listings and photographs of Aircraft Systems, Engines, Missile Systems, and Space Systems Tested including historical material. 2003 Air Show coverage - color photography, news releases, and student/teacher resources.

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