2000 Annual Report Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
WYOMING UNIV LARAMIE DEPT OF GEOLOGY
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Engineering Development ◽  
Air Force Base ◽  
Development Center

scholarly journals Blast from the Past

1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (08) ◽  
pp. 64-66
Author(s):  
William Loob
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Private Industry ◽  
Jet Engine ◽  
Natural Tendency ◽  
Testing Complex ◽  
Engine Testing ◽  
Air Force Base ◽  
Test Requirements ◽  
The Military ◽  
Development Center

This article presents a review about the jet engine testing facilities of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Trenton, NJ, that had to be moved to a base run by another branch of the military, the Arnold Engineering Development Center at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee. The jet engine testing complex at Trenton had been built in the 1950s. The restriction effectively ruled out any upgrades so long as the Navy’s engine test requirements could be met by replicating the capabilities of the old facility. The natural tendency of the engineers and planners looking at the project was to think immediately about how the facility could be improved with modern designs. For the restriction on not improving the test capability at Trenton, the project ironically provided an expansion of services. This is built to subject the Navy engines to definite environmental conditions, and as long as the Navy has that kind of test requirement. It is a capability that is available not only to the Navy and Air Force, but to the Army, Marines, and private industry as well.

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