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F-16 Fighting Falcon F100 engine exhaust nozzle
An F-16 Fighting Falcon F100 engine exhaust nozzle with five A500 ceramic matrix composite divergent seals, identified by the yellow arrows. (Air Force photo)
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Posted: 9/18/2008
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Scientists Dr. Burhan Bayraktaroglu and Dr. Kevin Leedy
Air Force Research Laboratory's Dr. Burhan Bayraktaroglu and Dr. Kevin Leedy contrast transparent electronic circuits on quartz (left) to conventional circuits fabricated on silicon wafers (right) at the lab’s wafer fabrication facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Burhan Bayraktaroglu)
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Posted: 9/18/2008
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Engineer performs inspection
AFRL structural materials evaluation engineer Mr. Kenneth LaCivita performs a pulsed-thermography inspection in Vardo, Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 9/18/2008
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AFRL team supports Minuteman ICBM force
Dr. Jeffrey R. Calcaterra (right) of the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials & Manufacturing Directorate's Metals, Ceramics, and Nondestructive Evaluation Division and a key member of the Minuteman Stage 3 Nozzle Molybdenum Technical Review Team, with (from left): Dr. Ayman A. Salem, Kevin W. Shiveley, and 2nd Lt. Adrienne J. Hickey, principal members of the AFRL support team. The team's year-long investigation of molybdenum throat-support cracks occurring in new nozzle builds for the Minuteman III missile’s third stage is estimated to have avoided $120 million for nozzle redesign, static test firings, and flight tests. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 8/26/2008
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AFRL experimental engine on display at Air Force museum
The first aircraft to fly powered by a pulse detonation engine was donated to the National Museum of the United States Air Force on August 25. The Air Force Research Laboratory's Propulsion Directorate developed the engine with in-house contractor Innovative Science Solutions, Inc. (ISSI), and AFRL's Air Vehicles, Materals, and Human Effectiveness directorates. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Gulliford)
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Posted: 8/26/2008
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AFRL engine, hearing protection technology at Air Force museum
Test pilot Pete Siebold of Scaled Composites, LLC, (left) donated hearing protection and communications equipment to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Siebold wore the system during flight test of a pulse detonation (PDE) powered aircraft. Research audiologist John Hall (right), of the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, led development of the hearing protection and communication system for the extremely loud PDE. Siebold piloted a Scaled Composites aircraft outfitted with a PDE developed by AFRL’s Propulsion Directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Gulliford)
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Posted: 8/26/2008
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AFRL engine, hearing protection technology at Air Force museum
Major Gen. (Ret.) Charles D. Metcalf (left), director of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, accepts hearing protection and communications technology from test pilot Pete Siebold of Scaled Composites, LLC. Siebold wore the Attenuating Custom Communications Earplug System (ACCES) while piloting a modified Long-EZ aircraft powered by a pulse detonation engine developed by AFRL’s Propulsion Directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Gulliford)
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Posted: 8/26/2008
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The award-winning COUNTER team. Front row, left to right: Major Nidal Jodeh, Phillip Chandler, Raymond Holsapple, Dave Gross, Jeff Hill, Jason Davis. Back row, left to right: Gregory Feitshans, Steve Rasmussen, Allen Rowe.
The award-winning COUNTER team. Front row, left to right: Major Nidal Jodeh, Phillip Chandler, Raymond Holsapple, Dave Gross, Jeff Hill, Jason Davis. Back row, left to right: Gregory Feitshans, Steve Rasmussen, Allen Rowe. (AFRL photo by Multimedia)
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Posted: 8/13/2008
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An AFOSR-funded, Princeton-based professor, Dr. Craig Arnold has been researching a new approach to direct-write optical nanopatterning that will have an impact on a variety of current and future Air Force needs.
An AFOSR-funded, Princeton-based professor, Dr. Craig Arnold has been researching a new approach to direct-write optical nanopatterning that will have an impact on a variety of current and future Air Force needs. (Graphic Credit: Dr. Craig Arnold, Princeton University)
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Posted: 8/13/2008
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University of Colorado students
University of Colorado students shown with their RocketSat III payload before preflight environmental testing. Photo courtesy of Chris Koehler, University of Colorado.
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Posted: 8/13/2008
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Radio frequency radiation tests
Scientists conduct radio frequency radiation tests at cell phone frequencies and power densities. Air Force photo.
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Posted: 8/13/2008
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Calspan Learjet
Calspan Learjet equipped with the electro-optical cameras, AI-130 radar, and airspace deconfliction technologies that make up the Sense and Avoid system test platform. Photo courtesy of Calspan Flight Research.
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Posted: 8/13/2008
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Researchers test coatings ability to protect structures against chemical threats
Air Force Research Laboratory researchers used coating sample coupons to evaluate various coatings ability to protect structures from chemical warfare agents. The testing took place at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (photo courtesy of Applied Research Associates)
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Posted: 8/8/2008
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Researchers test coatings ability to protect structures against chemical threats
Scott MacLean, a research scientist with Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, applies a barrier coating to a large scale testing facility at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The research evaluated various coatings ability to protect structures from chemical warfare agents. (photo courtesy of Applied Research Associates)
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Posted: 8/8/2008
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AFRL research turning waste to energy
The Transportable Waste-to-Energy System was designed by Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate researchers at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. to increase the use of renewable fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 8/4/2008
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Wright Scholar program challenges students to think big
Wright Scholar Mary Untener performs lab experiments at the University of Dayton, a Wright Scholar program partner. The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base program challenges young men and women considering careers in science, technology engineering and mathematics. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 8/1/2008
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AFRL Reentry Structures Experiment rides aboard a Navy sounding rocket
Launched from White Sands Missile Range, N.M aboard a Navy-supplied sounding rocket, the AFRL-developed Reentry Structures Experiment (RESE) successfully completed a 6-minute hypersonic flight, traveling at Mach 5 to an altitude of 95,000 ft before landing 21 miles from the launch point. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael A. Smith)
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Posted: 7/31/2008
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AFRL-developed Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System
The AFRL-developed Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) launched aboard a satellite platform as part of a joint effort with the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The technology is aimed at helping the Department of Defense better understand and forecast the impacts of ionospheric scintillation on communication and navigation systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Lax)
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Posted: 7/31/2008
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Penny-sized sensor detects bombs
An Air Force Research Laboratory-sponsored research team from the University of California at San Diego has created an inexpensive, penny-sized sensor that detects bombs made with improvised peroxide explosive devices. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 7/31/2008
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Ceramic composite engine nozzles tested
An F-16 Fighting Falcon F100 engine exhaust nozzle with five A500 Ceramic Matrix Composite divergent seals, identified by the yellow arrows. Air Force Research Laboratory and industry are partnering to test the ceramic materials as candidates to replace nickel-based superalloys currently used in exhaust nozzles. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 7/8/2008
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