By Jill Pickett, Arnold Engineering Development Complex Public Affairs
/ Published March 16, 2021
Jay Caldwell, a commercial machinist, works on venturis mounted inside the scavenging scoop in the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel, Nov. 3, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The scoop was modified to allow for the calibration of a large-scale mass flow assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
Nathan Payne, Flight Systems Test Branch, Test Division propulsion subject matter expert and Josh Webb, Analysis Flight commander, Flight Systems Test Branch, watch data as it is collected during a test run in the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel, or 16S, to calibrate a mass flow assembly, Nov. 19, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Calibration of large-scale MFAs is a new capability in 16S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)