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...
by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | 100 Years, Success Stories
The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW) is a unique combination of the Airman Systems Directorate (RH) and the US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM). The synergies of combining the ideas, resources and technologies of these units position the 711 HPW...
by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | 100 Years, Success Stories
Air Force pilots routinely fly faster than the speed of sound, but there was a time when it was considered impossible. Then in 1947, the Air Force broke the sound barrier for the first time in manned flight with its experimental Bell X-1 aircraft. Higher altitudes and...
by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | Acronym, Success Stories
Often, what starts as a crazy idea in academia ends up impacting our daily lives decades later. We travel across the country talking to people working on the cutting edge technologies that can impact Airmen and society. This week, we travel to Boston and Harvard...
