FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee ~ 29 SEPT 2009

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Road Trip: Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee

Arnold Air Force Base (ICAO: KAYX, FAA LID: AYX) is a United States Air Force base located in Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee, adjacent to the city of Tullahoma. It is named for General Henry "Hap" Arnold, the father of the U.S. Air Force.

The base is home to the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), the most advanced and largest complex of flight simulation test facilities in the world. The center operates 58 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges and other specialized units. AEDC is an Air Force Materiel Command organization.

Camp Forrest, located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, was constructed as one of the Army’s largest training bases during the World War II period between 1941 and 1946. The camp, named after American Civil War cavalryman General Nathan Bedford Forrest, was originally named Camp Peay. Camp Peay was named after 1920’s Tennessee Governor Austin Peay and built east of Tullahoma, Tenn. as a National Guard Camp in 1926. Camp Peay covered 1,040 acres. Camp Forrest covered 85,000 acres located just beyond the old Camp Peay.

After the war, 1946, Camp Forrest and Northern Field were declared surplus property. Buildings were sold at auction, torn down and carted away. Water and sewage systems and electrical systems were sold as salvage. All that remains are roads, brick chimneys and concrete foundations. Soon after the close of the camp, the area was selected for the site of an Air Engineering Development Center.

In 1949, Congress authorized $100 million for the construction of the Air Engineering Development Center. A site was selected for the new center at the Army’s old Camp Forrest near Tullahoma and Manchester, Tennessee.

The site was chosen for its abundance of land, water and power. Land was needed to buffer surrounding communities from potential test hazards and noise. Water was needed to cool rapidly flowing air and hot exhaust gases. Abundant electricity was needed to power huge testing systems. Construction on the center started in 1950. On June 25, 1951, a year after General Arnold’s death, President Harry S. Truman dedicated the Air Engineering Development Center in Arnold’s honor, naming it the Arnold Engineering Development Center.

Learn More About The History Of Arnold Air Force Base HERE!

Twenty-seven of the Arnold Engineering Development Center's test units have capabilities unmatched elsewhere in the United States; 14 are unique in the world.  Facilities can simulate flight conditions from sea level to 300 miles and from subsonic velocities to Mach 20.

The AEDC is an Air Force Materiel Command facility and an important national resource.  It has contributed to the development of practically every one of the nation's top priority aerospace programs including the Atlas, Titan, Minuteman and Peacekeeper ICBMs, the space shuttle, space station, and Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. 

The von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility has three continuous-flow units, Tunnels A, B and C. The tunnels are used extensively to obtain large aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic databases that are used to develop supersonic and hypersonic flight vehicles. Virtually every high-speed flight vehicle has required testing in Tunnels A/B/C, from reentry and tactical vehicles and space capsules, to the X-planes and winged vehicles.

The Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility at the Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center, located at the Arnold Air Force Base in southern Middle Tennessee, is a unique national facility designed to test aircraft propulsion systems in true mission environments without leaving the ground. 

ASTF provides the United States with the unique test capability of simulating flight conditions at altitudes up to 75,000 feet, at speeds up to Mach 2.3, for engines rated up to 100,000 pounds of thrust. 

Learn More About Arnold Air Force Base HERE!

Situated in a picturesque campus-style setting adjacent to the Tullahoma, Tennessee Regional Airport is the Beechcraft Heritage Museum.

An attractive blend of authentically restored early American log structures and modern museum-quality construction, this 60,000 square foot facility currently houses more that two-dozen aircraft, plus many aviation artifacts and memorabilia for the enjoyment of Members and visitors.

Visit The Beechcraft Heritage Museum HERE!

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Road Trip: Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee

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Rosario-Ferrer performs a periodic inspection of the UH-60 blade cuffs after a test. He said there is a need to strip the paint and sealing compounds with a non metallic scraper using a magnifying glass and some light to inspect for any cracks, corrosion, nicks and scratches that are visible between the blade attachments bolts and the cuff itself. (Photo by Philip Lorenz III)

Adam Burt, a co-op student working with Aerospace Testing Alliance, inspects the 1/10-scale models of the sting-mounted AIM-120C store and F/A-18E/F aircraft during a break in store separation testing inside AEDC’s 16-foot transonic wind tunnel. ATA is the support contractor for the center. The ongoing testing marks the 13th entry of the Super Hornet for store separation testing in 16T. The data from the testing goes into a database and leads to flight testing. (Photo by David Housch)

A one-eighteenth scale model of an Air Force tailless aircraft recently underwent aerodynamic testing in Arnold Engineering Development Center’s four-foot transonic wind tunnel. The test was a technology demonstration entry in which conventional methods and Pressure Sensitive Paint were used to compare the effectiveness of a jet effects spoiler with a solid spoiler in yaw and roll control and stability of the aircraft. (Photos by Rick Goodfriend)

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September 29, 2009

Struggling To Kneel

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READ: Colossians 4:1-12

Always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. —Col. 4:12

Just before John Ashcroft was being sworn in as a US senator, he met with family and friends for prayer. As they gathered around him, he saw his dad trying to get up from the couch where he sat. Since his father was in frail health, Ashcroft told him, “That’s okay, Dad. You don’t have to stand up to pray for me.” His father replied, “I’m not struggling to stand up. I’m struggling to kneel.”

His father’s effort reminds me of the exertion it sometimes takes to intercede for a fellow believer. In Colossians, Paul refers to Epaphras as a bondservant who is “always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God” (Col. 4:12). “Laboring fervently” is the translation of a Greek word from which we get our word agony. It was used of wrestlers who in the Greek gymnastic games strained to overcome an opponent.

Epaphras interceded for other believers to become mature in their walk with the Savior. Asking God to overcome obstacles to spiritual growth in the lives of others requires our concentration and discipline. Are we willing to labor “fervently” in prayer to ask God to meet the needs of our loved ones?

There’s a holy, high vocation
Needing workers everywhere;
’Tis the highest form of service,
’Tis the ministry of prayer. —Woodworth

Intercessory prayer is life’s real work.
Bible in One Year: Isaiah 7-8; Ephesians 2

[laurenmarlowe]

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FIRST!!

[mylife]

Hello. Thanks for this evenings post

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening Hope, and THANK YOU!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Hi MA! *HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[laurenmarlowe]

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[laurenmarlowe]

Hey you!

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[AZamericonnie]

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[mylife]

Heyup.

The weather is just turning nicely now

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Lauren!

*HUGS*

Thanks very much - hope all is well with you!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you Connie! *HUGS*

Thank you for the awesome Tribute To Our Troops!

[laurenmarlowe]

Yep! Sunny and cooler, just perfect!

House is open for anyone who needs a place to sleep.

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Lauren & great to see you! *hugs*

Thank you for this evenings road trip.