AEDC at 75: Test-facility development proceeds

A model of the B-58 Hustler, the Air Force’s first operational supersonic bomber, is tested in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel of what was then known as the Arnold Engineering Development Center in 1957. Planning for the Propulsion Wind Tunnel began in January 1950 when representatives from the aircraft-propulsion industry met with the Air Force Research and Development Board on Facilities. The funding program for the facility was issued the following year. The Arnold Engineering Development Center is now known as the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base. -Photo provided
AEDC CONTRIBUTOR Brad Hicks In celebration of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s 75 years of operation, Lakeway Publishers Inc. is presenting a deep dive into…
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