Laboratory Information:
Arnold Engineering Development Center
AEDC/DOT
1099 Ave. C
Arnold AFB, TN 37389-9011
Website: http://www.arnold.af.mil
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Air Force
Region: Southeast
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. Chris Leone
Phone: (931) 454-6112
Email: christopher.leone@arnold.af.mil
Background/History of the Laboratory:
Arnold Air Force Base is not a typical
military installation. The base is almost 40,000 acres, with a 4,000- acre lake.
Military family housing has only 39 units for married accompanied military personnel. It hosts no flying
units, and
the number of assigned military personnel and government civilian employees is about 10 percent of the
base's
work force. Arnold AFB is also the only active duty Air Force base in Tennessee. The base is the largest
employer
in the local area and has an annual economic impact of more than $400 million on the Middle Tennessee
economy.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) mission
is to test aircraft, missile, and space systems
and subsystems at simulated flight conditions and conduct a research and technology program to develop
advanced testing techniques and instrumentation, as well as support the design of new test facilities.
Facilities:
-
Aeropropulsion Testing
- Hypersonics Testing
- Manufacturing & Design Services
- Rocket Testing
- Space Simulation Testing
- Trisonics Testing
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Facility Sharing
- NPARC Alliance with NASA Glenn Research Center
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
- Test contracts
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Hypersonic tunnels
- Hypervelocity tunnels
- Impact Studies
- Ablative and Erosive Materials
- Ablative Materials
- Aeroballistic Models
- Aerodynamic Models
- Aerodynamics
- Aeropropulsion
- Aerothermodynamic Models
- Combined Aerodynamic Inlet and Propulsion System Tests
- Free-Jet Expansion of Rocket Exhaust Plumes
- Gas dynamics
- Gas Turbine (Jet)
- Missile Base Heating Models
- Propulsion development
- Ramjets
- Rockets
- Space & Missiles
- Space and sensor/seeker systems
- Space Environmental Tests
- Store/Stage/Separation
- Turbojets
- Wind tunnels
