by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | 100 Years, Success Stories
Flying at altitudes over 25,000 feet allows aircraft to fly above turbulence and enables engines to perform more efficiently, as airframes move through the atmosphere with much less resistance than found in lower altitudes. For a century, the Air Force Research...
by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | 100 Years, Success Stories
Bombing is complicated. Airspeed, direction, wind, and atmospheric conditions all affect the falling munition. The inaccuracy of bombing systems during World War II demanded the deployment of large bombing armadas, resulting in heavy bomber and crew losses and...
by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | 100 Years, Success Stories
Aviation pioneers, such as the Wright Brothers, as well as modern-day AFRL scientists and engineers, have all realized that the ability and willingness to test and adjust research calculations is vital to the successful development of technology.
by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | 100 Years, Success Stories
AFRL has been researching and utilizing the energy from the electromagnetic spectrum since its early days at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio. The first aerial cameras and airborne radio equipment were pioneered by AFRL. Following in the footsteps of these early...
by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | 100 Years, Success Stories
Everything Airmen do and use goes back to materials researched and developed by AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. The scientists and engineers here invent the future, using materials characterization to learn the structure, strength and unique...
by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | 100 Years, Success Stories
Thrust is the force that overcomes friction, or drag, on air and space craft allowing them to move forward through the skies and upwards into space. From early propellers and superchargers to turbojet engines and liquid-fueled/solid-fueled rockets, AFRL and its...
