Replacing Decades-Old Exhauster Motors Expected to Increase Reliability, Availability for Testing Base Wide
November 04, 2019
November 04, 2019
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
Exhauster motors near the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base are being replaced after being in service since at least 1958.
The motors, referred to as the A and B exhauster motors, have been used to exhaust up to a combined total of 1,100 pounds of air per second during testing.
In the 61-plus years that the motors have . . .
Exhauster motors near the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base are being replaced after being in service since at least 1958.
The motors, referred to as the A and B exhauster motors, have been used to exhaust up to a combined total of 1,100 pounds of air per second during testing.
In the 61-plus years that the motors have . . .