AEDC at 75: Green Quail testing marks first for AEDC
Jet-Powered Missile “Test Flown” in Wind Tunnel-A full-scale missile, the GAM-72 decoy system, also known during its development as the Green Quail, is shown during a test in the transonic test section of the Propulsion Wind Tunnel at the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Center. The Green Quail program was one of several significant efforts conducted during the early years of 16T, with the wind tunnel testing ultimately demonstrating its value beyond the data gathered at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.
DIAMOND BROWN AEDC Contributor In 1958, only a few years after the Propulsion Wind Tunnel 16-foot transonic wind tunnel became operational at Arnold Engineering Development…