Von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility ARO, Inc. Technical Developments
Abstract
The von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility (VKF) is one of the four major laboratories of the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), Air Force Systems Command, USAF, located near Tullahoma, Tennessee. The test facilities at the AEDC, including the VKF, are operated by a private company, ARO, Inc. (subsidiary of Sverdrup and Parcel, Inc.) under a contract with the U.S. Air Force. The AEDC's main purpose is to provide advanced and large-scale test facilities for use by the Air Force, other government agencies, and contractors. The VKF's responsibility is in the fields of supersonic and hypersonic aerodynamics and hypervelocity impact. The tests which have been conducted in the VKF included support for the following major weapon and space systems: USAF; F103, F105, F106, B58, B70, X15, Dynasoar, Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, Skybolt U.S. Army: Redstone, Pershing, Nike-Zeus U.S. Navy: Polaris, Sparrow NASA: X15, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Saturn Actually, components of practically all of the existing and now planned weapon and space systems have been tested in the VKF.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- ADA419590
Entities
People
- J. Lukasiewicz
Organizations
- Arnold Engineering Development Complex