• WPAFB controlled detonation planned Thursday

    Base Explosive Ordnance Officials plan to detonate a small charge of explosives Thursday, April 28, at approximately 6 p.m. Depending on wind, humidity and cloud cover, residents of base housing and those traveling or living near Area A of the base may hear the very brief 1-second explosion.No one

  • Air Force Marathon seeks 2,000 volunteers

    You don't have to be a runner to participate in the Air Force Marathon on September 17. More than 2,000 volunteers are needed to host this 15th annual event, and volunteer registration opens May 1."We're very excited about the changes we've made to the volunteer website this year," said Jeanette

  • Air Force Marathon to offer training clinics in Dayton region

    If you're thinking about running in the Air Force Marathon this year but not sure what kind of training you need, now you can ask the expert. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, the Chief Medical Consultant for the Air Force Marathon, will conduct free training clinics the week of April 25 - April 29. "Mark is not

  • AFRL experiments to fly on last Endeavour space shuttle mission

    When the final flight of the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla., as scheduled on Friday, April 29, at 3:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, two experiments administered by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate here

  • AFRL and ION sponsor Annual Mini-Urban Challenge

    Navigating the sprawling metropolis, your vehicle makes a right at the intersection, travels down the road (mindful of the speed limit) and pulls into the second parking spot on the left. You look at your watch and realize you only have 30 minutes to travel to the city's tallest skyscraper on the

  • Air Force officials focus on efficiency improvements

    Air Force acquisition and finance officials briefed the Wright-Patterson acquisition community on ways they can be more efficient at the 2011 Spring Program Review town hall meeting here at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall on April 5.Lt. Gen. Tom Owen, Aeronautical Systems Center

  • Laser-Induced Ignition Eliminates Need for Spark Plug (Diversity)

    AFRL researchers successfully demonstrated resonant laser-induced ignition of a propane-air flow mixture, a concept in an aircraft combustor that would eliminate the protruding spark plug. In place of the spark plug would be an insulated wall electrode where the fiber-optic-coupled laser enters and

  • Carbon Foam Well Suited to Thermal Management

    Thermal management is critical to aerospace systems, and researchers at the Air Force Research Lab are tailoring carbon foam materials to enhance thermal protection in Air Force applications. Carbon foam materials are well suited to the task because of their unique high-temperature properties, high