Human Performance Wing Gets New Centrifuge Part Delivered To Wright-Patt

A 250,000 pound motor is being delivered to Wright Patterson Air Force August 1st. It is the first component of the new centrifuge at 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The motor will be capable of producing 15 Gs, which is a measurement of gravity and mass. For example, 15 Gs could make a 200 pound man feel like he weighs 3000 pounds.

The delivery represents a significant step in the second phase of the 2005 BRAC decision to close Brooks City Base in San Antonio, Texas and transfer the mission of the program to Wright-Patt.

Back in September of 2009, a Pennsylvania based company was contracted to develop, deliver and install the centrifuge system at at the base. The centrifuge is expected to become operational in September 2012.