Future Aerospace Ground Test Facility Requirements for the Arnold Engineering Development Center (1992)

 FIGURE 1-1

Cumulative number of primary AEDC ground test facilities entering service by date. (For a list of facilities, see Appendix B).

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 FIGURE 2-1

Committee concept of the structure of the proposed planning process.

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 FIGURE 3-1

Wind tunnel testing time as a function of aircraft type and year. Source: Baals and Corless (1981); updated by committee (1992).

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 FIGURE 3-2

Technology advances in airplane wing design. Source: Internal, unpublished data. The Boeing Company.

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 FIGURE 3-3

Maneuvering and controllability considerations in the design of a new generation of fighter aircraft. Source: Skow (1990).

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 FIGURE 3-4

Improving core performance of turbopropulsion systems.

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 FIGURE 3-5

Trends in overall efficiency of turbopropulsion systems indicating a target goal in 2000+ for high efficiency. Source: Koff (1991).

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 FIGURE 3-6

ASTF exhauster capability of large engine stands. Source: Pratt & Whitney (June 1991).

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 FIGURE 7-1

Total maintenance and repair required and funded by fiscal year.

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 TABLE 6-1

Status of AEDC Facilities

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 TABLE 7-1

Current Estimated Capital Replacement Values of AEDC Facilities (million 1992 dollars)

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