Arnold Engineering Development Complex Be the nation’s best value test and analysis source for aerospace and defense systems Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 Air Force Materiel Command AEDC and the Air Force Test Center Clark Brandon Deputy Director Test Support Division Deliver and Support Agile War-Winning Capabilities Headquarters U.S. Air Force OUR ORGANIZATION Headquarters Air Force Major Commands (MAJCOM) WING Operations Maintenance Medical Mission Group Group Group Support Group Squadrons* Squadrons* Squadrons* Squadrons* *Squadrons are the Air Force’s Integrity | Service | Excellence foundational unit Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 AFMC Priorities Mission Areas Continue to Strengthen AFMC’s Role in the Nuclear Enterprise Advance Today & Tomorrow’s Combat Capabilities through Leading-Edge Technology Acquire and Manage War-Winning Capabilities “Cradle-to-Grave” Perform World-Class Test and Evaluation Sustain Air Force Capabilities through World-Class Depot Maintenance & Supply Responsive Installation and Mission Support to Commanders, Airmen & Families Recruit, Train, and Retain a High Performing Workforce while Caring for our Airmen and Their Families AFTC is the only organization in the AF responsible for Developmental Test (DT) DT is a crucial part of all acquisition processes and the key to the success Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 of all programs AFTC Mission and Vision Develop, Test, and Evaluate Air, Space, and Cyberspace Systems to Deliver War-Winning Capabilities Warfighter’s First Choice – Forging our Nation’s Sword and Shield Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 31 Locations Total 18,000 employed – Civilians, Officers, Enlisted, Contractors $2B Annual Budget, BOS at 3 Major Installations $31B in DoD Facilities & Test Ranges 116 Aircraft, 164 Ground Test Facilities Seattle, WA Hanscom AFB Beale AFB Wright-Patterson AFB NAS Patuxent River Hill AFB Crystal City, VA White Oak, MD Denver CO Nellis AFB Langley AFB Moffett Field Peterson AFB AEDC Arnold AFB Tinker AFB Kirtland AFB HQ AFTC Tucson, AZ White Sands Gunter Annex Charleston AFB Missile Range Greenville, TX 412 TW AF Plant 04 Warner-Robins AFB Edwards AFB Holloman AFB Waco, TX Hurlburt Field Melbourne, FL Lackland AFB 96 TW Eglin AFB Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 96th Test Wing Support development and acquisition of war-winning weapons in all battlespace media, to test and evaluate state-of-the-art weapons for the warfighter, and to provide superior installation support and serve as responsible stewards of its resources. – Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground – Aircraft-Store Compatibility – Weapon Effects – Legacy Weapon Systems – Strategic Test Capabilities – Special Ops – Command and Control/Cyber – Range Management – Installation Support Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 412th Test Wing Leverage our location, weather, partnerships, and personnel to conduct independent, objective assessments on behalf of the USAF – Flight Operations – Engineering – Electronic Warfare – Test Management – Maintenance – Installation Support Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Conduct developmental test and evaluation for the Nation through modeling, simulation, ground and flight test. – Aerodynamics – Altitude propulsion – Hypersonic systems – Space simulation – Altitude rocket motors – High-speed sled – Navigation warfare – Radar cross section Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 AEDC’s Heritage • A Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) Study – Commissioned by Gen “Hap” Arnold – Led by Dr. Theodore von Kármán • Key Findings – Before WWII, US military aeronautical technology took backseat to pure science/civil research – Not the case in Japan and Germany • Both had significant technological advantages early in the war – US needs a research complex similar to Germany’s Peenemünde Army Research Center “Toward New Horizons” Outlined The Air Force R&D Blueprint for the Next 50 Years Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 From Peenemünde To Tullahoma Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 AEDC - Wing Equivalent AEDC Wing Staff Commander Test Operations Test Sustainment Test Support 704th Test Grp 586th Det 1 Propulsion Flight Systems 586th FLTS 704TG/Det 1 WSMR Range CTF CTF Flt Test RCS Test Sched Space & Missiles Tunnel 9 846th TS 704th TSS CTF CTF Sled Track Msn Support Hypersonic 746th TS NFAC OL-AA Systems Guidance/Nav CTF DE CTF Test McKinley ICBM OL-AC Climatic CTF Surv/LGTF Laboratory Space Test CTF Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 Hypersonic Systems CTF APTU • DoD’s Hypersonic Propulsion Test Facility Flight Test Team • GSU at Edwards AFB, CA • Responsible for coordination of all AFTC Hypersonic Flight Testing High Speed System Test • ~$20M/year Test and Evaluation Science and Technology (T&S/S&T) Portfolio Hypersonic Test Investment Portfolio • 5-year/$350M Portfolio of Test Capability Investments Across DoD Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194FaCET at Mach 6 Flight Systems CTF Six Wind Tunnels (16T, 16S, 4T, A/B/C): • Speeds: Runway to Mach 10 • Altitude: Up to 180,000 ft • Temperature: Up to 1,700°F • Test Section Size: 1ft to 16ft • Testing/Evaluation includes: • Aerodynamic stability & control • Aerodynamic loads • Store integration & separation • Propulsion integration (inlet/exhaust) JSF wind tunnel test • Flow vis. (Pressure sensitive paint) • Static & Dynamic pressures • Rocket staging • Rocket plume characterization • Full-scale munitions • Full-scale captive flight • Aerothermal environments • Material/Structural Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 NASA Constellation Propulsion CTF Nine Active Test Cells: • SL1/2/3, C1/2, J1/2, T3/11 • Up to Mach 4.0 • Sea level to 100,000 feet • -85° F to 1,200°F • 0.45% humidity (1/10th Sahara) • Up to 100,000 lbs. thrust • More than 3,000 data channels & 156,000 samples / second F135 Afterburner test • Inlets up to 12 feet diameter • Continuous flow • Developmental tests – new systems • Service life extensions – legacy systems • Turbine engines: turbofan, turbojet, turboprop Advanced Engine Tech - Fan Demo Space and Missiles CTF MISSION: Test and evaluate space and missile systems at realistic conditions for national programs using a fully MinutemanOrbital Debris III ICBM Impact Motor engaged government-led and contractor-supported team while maintaining and upgrading T&E capabilities to meet future program needs. CAPABILITIES: Nationally recognized Subject Matter Experts (SME) with technical skills and tools (facilities) to perform TEST & EVALUATION of… Rocket Propulsion - solid rocket motors & liquid rocket engines - up to 100K ft alt, 500K lbf thrust, 6 minutes High-Temperature Materials - reentry & hypersonic thermal protection sys - up to Mach 8, 13K °F, 30 minutes of run time Hypervelocity Flyout, Impact & Lethality - hypersonic aero, kinetic energy weapons, orbital debris impact - up to 225K ft alt, 44 lbm launch wt., 23K ft/sec impact velocity High-Alt/Space Environmental Effects & Sensors - Senor/material characterization, HWIL simulation & threats - down to -432 °F, 10-7 Torr, up to 1 month, natural + manmade Multi-Spectral Signature Measurements & Analysis - worldwide collection of ultraviolet, visible & infrared signatures - threat missile and hostile fire analysis & radiometric modeling NASAJSIS Orion“Nose-on” CEV MaterialTrack Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 704th Test Group • Mission: Provide superior test and evaluation in support of the warfighter • Vision: Be the premier provider of unique test and evaluation capabilities relevant to tomorrow's warfighter through world-class people improving technical excellence, cost- Technology Areas effectiveness and agility Radar Cross Section measurement Guidance/navigation systems (INS, GPS, GPS-denial) Advanced avionics Aircrew escape systems Munitions/missile performance Aircraft survivability Landing gear test Directed energy 3 Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 National Full-scale Aerodynamic Complex CTF Two Test Cells: • World’s largest wind tunnels • “40x” – 40 feet x 80 feet – 300 kts • “80x” – 80 feet x 120 feet – 100 kts • Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif. • NASA divested facility in 2003, USAF began lease in 2005 • Parachute testing for NASA NASA Mars Science Lab • Rotorcraft testing for U.S. Army • Full-scale slow-speed fixed-wing aerodynamics • Semi-truck drag for Dept. of Energy US Army UH-60 Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 McKinley Climatic Laboratory • On Eglin AFB, Fla. • 6 chambers • Main chamber 3,282,500 cu. ft. • large enough to test C-5A • -80 – 170F • winds up to 60 knots • rain up to 15 inches/hour • can simulate 80,000 feet altitude Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 Tunnel 9 Tunnel 9: • On GSA campus in White Oak, Md. • Formerly Naval Surface Warfare Center staff/facility – BRAC ‘97 • Aerodynamic and Aerothermal • Mach 6.7, 8, 10, 14 • 5 foot diameter • Up to 2,900°F • Nominal altitudes up to 173,000 feet Orion Crew Vehicle • Run times up to 15 seconds Approved for Public Release AEDC2019-194 Shroud separation What We Provide • Timely, objective, independent, & accurate DT evaluations • Professional test expertise and state of the art facilities • Our greatest contribution is finding problems that lead to design improvements early in the acquisition process – Large potential cost avoidance over the lifetime of the weapon – Problems found/fixed early in the developmental process cost a fraction of the cost to fix the problem in production or deployment – Fewer latent defects means