HANDS-ON SCIENCE CENTER

TULLAHOMA, TN

Green's View - Sewanee, TN Green's View is a scenic overlook on the University of the South Domain in Sewanee, TN. This view is along the edge of the Cumberland Plateau and is looking almost straight North. The closest farmland is Roark's Cove. If you zoom in full size, I'm guessing the pear in the distance is 20 miles away.
Green's View - Sewanee, TN Credit: SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent)

The Hands-On Science Center is a popular educational facility located in Tullahoma, Tennessee. This center is designed to provide an interactive and engaging learning experience for people of all ages. It features a range of exhibits and activities that explore various scientific concepts and principles.

The center is divided into several areas, each focusing on a different aspect of science. Visitors can explore the human body, learn about the weather, study the properties of light and sound, and much more. The exhibits are hands-on and interactive, encouraging visitors to experiment and discover new things for themselves.

In addition to the exhibits, the Hands-On Science Center also offers educational programs and workshops. These programs are designed to complement the exhibits and provide visitors with a deeper understanding of the scientific concepts they are exploring. The center also hosts special events throughout the year, including science camps, birthday parties, and field trips for schools and other groups.

Overall, the Hands-On Science Center is a fun and engaging way to learn about science. It offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore scientific concepts in a hands-on, interactive way, making it a popular destination for families, schools, and science enthusiasts alike.

HANDS-ON SCIENCE CENTER is a Science & Technology Museums & Planetarium in TULLAHOMA TN. US MID #8404700331

The museum is classed as SCI (Science & Technology Museums & Planetariums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 210,821 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

Green's View - Sewanee, TN Green's View is a scenic overlook on the University of the South Domain in Sewanee, TN. This view is along the edge of the Cumberland Plateau and is looking almost straight North. The closest farmland is Roark's Cove. If you zoom in full size, I'm guessing the pear in the distance is 20 miles away.
57mm Anti-Tank Gun, cast in 1942 Near Manchester, Tennessee. Digital copy of print. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
Jack Daniels Old Nº 7, Tennessee Sippin' Whiskey, c. 1904.
Department meeting
Killdeer (plover) bathing Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), Normandy Lake, TN, May 2023: a kind of plover
Townsend School - Winchester, TN Townsend School was Franklin County's only African-American school until 1965. In 2019, it became a museum as the Townsend Cultural Center. The Rosenwald School opened in 1926 and replaced a wooden school which occupied the same site but burned down. Learn more: <a href="http://www.sewaneemessenger.com/headlines/?post_id=460&title=%E2%80%8Btownsend-school:-a-proud-and-determined-history" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.sewaneemessenger.com/headlines/?post_id=460&title...</a>
Fall Leaves at Tims Ford Lake 3 Tims Ford State Rustic Park in Franklin County, TN was created after a TVA Hydroelectric Dam was placed on the Elk River forming Tims Ford Lake. This photo was taken a year ago when peak fall leaves lasted a little later than normal.
Fall Leaves at Tims Ford Lake 2 Tims Ford State Rustic Park in Franklin County, TN was created after a TVA Hydroelectric Dam was placed on the Elk River forming Tims Ford Lake. This photo was taken a year ago when peak fall leaves lasted a little later than normal.
Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing Model E17B Civil Registration: NC19467 The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative wing stagger (the lower wing is farther forward than the upper wing). It first flew in 1932. At the height of the Great Depression, aircraft executive Walter H. Beech and airplane designer Ted A. Wells joined forces to collaborate on a project to produce a large, powerful, and fast cabin biplane built specifically for the business executive. The Beechcraft Model 17, popularly known as the "Staggerwing", was first flown on November 4, 1932. During its heyday, it was used as an executive aircraft, much as the private jet is now, and its primary competition were the Waco Custom Cabin and Waco Standard Cabin series of biplanes. The Model 17's unusual negative stagger wing configuration (the upper wing staggered behind the lower) and unique shape maximized pilot visibility and was intended to reduce interference drag between the wings (although it was later found to have negligible effect). The fabric-covered fuselage was faired with wood formers and stringers over a welded, steel tube frame. Construction was complex and took many man-hours to complete. The Staggerwing's retractable conventional landing gear, uncommon at that time, combined with careful streamlining, light weight, and a powerful radial engine, helped it perform well. In the mid-1930s, Beech undertook a major redesign of the aircraft, to create the Model D17 Staggerwing. The D17 featured a lengthened fuselage that improved the aircraft's handling characteristics by increasing control leverage, and the ailerons were relocated to the upper wings, eliminating interference with the flaps. Braking was improved with a foot-operated brake linked to the rudder pedals. Between April 1936 through May 1940 there were six Model 17 fatal accidents involving midair breakups that were attributed to weather conditions and structural failures, later determined to be caused by flutter of the ailerons and wings. The CAA Bureau of Safety Regulation initially issued an edict to restrict maximum airspeed and instrument flight, which was later replaced by a safety bulletin requiring lead balance weights to be added to the ailerons and flaps, and plywood panels to the outboard portion of the wings to increase torsional stiffness of the wing tip section. Sales began slowly. The first Staggerwings' high price tag (between US$14,000 and $17,000, depending on engine size) scared off potential buyers in an already depressed civil aircraft market. Only 18 Model 17s were sold during 1933, the first year of production, but sales steadily increased. Each Staggerwing was custom-built by hand. The luxurious cabin, trimmed in leather and mohair, held up to five passengers. Eventually, the Staggerwing captured a substantial share of the passenger aircraft market. By the start of World War II, Beechcraft had sold more than 424 Model 17s. As World War II loomed, a number of Model B17Ls were pressed into service as bombers by the FARE, the air forces of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. China ordered a number of Staggerwings to use as ambulance planes in its fight against Imperial Japan. Finland had one C17L as a liaison aircraft between 1940 and 1945. On October 2, 1941, Beech shipped a special camouflaged D17S to Prince Bernhard of Lippe, who was in exile in London after the German invasion of the Netherlands. He used it for refugee work in and around London. YC-43 Traveler The Beech UC-43 Traveler was a slightly modified version of the Staggerwing. In late 1938, the United States Army Air Corps purchased three Model D17Ss to evaluate them for use as light liaison aircraft. These were designated YC-43 (Y designating a development aircraft or non-standard type, C standing for Cargo). After a short flight test program, the YC-43s went to Europe to serve as liaison aircraft with the air attachés in London, Paris, and Rome. Early in World War II, the need for a compact executive-type transport or courier aircraft became apparent, and in 1942, the United States Army Air Forces ordered the first of 270 Model 17s for service within the United States and overseas as the UC-43 (USAAF designation for Utility, Cargo). These differed only in minor details from the commercial model. To meet urgent wartime needs, the government also purchased or leased (impressed) additional "Staggerwings" from private owners, including 118 more for the Army Air Force plus others for the United States Navy. In Navy service, the planes were designated as GB-1 and GB-2 (under USN designating convention signifying General (purpose), Beech, 1st or 2nd variant of type). The British Royal Air Force and Royal Navy acquired 106 "Traveller Mk. I" (the British name uses the UK double "l" spelling) through the Lend-Lease arrangement to fill its own critical need for light personnel transports. The production UC-43 differed in minor details from the service test YC-43. Two distinguishing external features of the UC-43 are the circular automatic direction finder antennae mounted between the main landing gear and landing lights near the lower wingtips. They were all powered by the 450 horsepower (336 kilowatt) Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine. From Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_17_Staggerwing" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_17_Staggerwing</a> Photo by Eric Friedebach
Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing Model E17B Civil Registration: NC19467 The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative wing stagger (the lower wing is farther forward than the upper wing). It first flew in 1932. At the height of the Great Depression, aircraft executive Walter H. Beech and airplane designer Ted A. Wells joined forces to collaborate on a project to produce a large, powerful, and fast cabin biplane built specifically for the business executive. The Beechcraft Model 17, popularly known as the "Staggerwing", was first flown on November 4, 1932. During its heyday, it was used as an executive aircraft, much as the private jet is now, and its primary competition were the Waco Custom Cabin and Waco Standard Cabin series of biplanes. The Model 17's unusual negative stagger wing configuration (the upper wing staggered behind the lower) and unique shape maximized pilot visibility and was intended to reduce interference drag between the wings (although it was later found to have negligible effect). The fabric-covered fuselage was faired with wood formers and stringers over a welded, steel tube frame. Construction was complex and took many man-hours to complete. The Staggerwing's retractable conventional landing gear, uncommon at that time, combined with careful streamlining, light weight, and a powerful radial engine, helped it perform well. In the mid-1930s, Beech undertook a major redesign of the aircraft, to create the Model D17 Staggerwing. The D17 featured a lengthened fuselage that improved the aircraft's handling characteristics by increasing control leverage, and the ailerons were relocated to the upper wings, eliminating interference with the flaps. Braking was improved with a foot-operated brake linked to the rudder pedals. Between April 1936 through May 1940 there were six Model 17 fatal accidents involving midair breakups that were attributed to weather conditions and structural failures, later determined to be caused by flutter of the ailerons and wings. The CAA Bureau of Safety Regulation initially issued an edict to restrict maximum airspeed and instrument flight, which was later replaced by a safety bulletin requiring lead balance weights to be added to the ailerons and flaps, and plywood panels to the outboard portion of the wings to increase torsional stiffness of the wing tip section. Sales began slowly. The first Staggerwings' high price tag (between US$14,000 and $17,000, depending on engine size) scared off potential buyers in an already depressed civil aircraft market. Only 18 Model 17s were sold during 1933, the first year of production, but sales steadily increased. Each Staggerwing was custom-built by hand. The luxurious cabin, trimmed in leather and mohair, held up to five passengers. Eventually, the Staggerwing captured a substantial share of the passenger aircraft market. By the start of World War II, Beechcraft had sold more than 424 Model 17s. As World War II loomed, a number of Model B17Ls were pressed into service as bombers by the FARE, the air forces of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. China ordered a number of Staggerwings to use as ambulance planes in its fight against Imperial Japan. Finland had one C17L as a liaison aircraft between 1940 and 1945. On October 2, 1941, Beech shipped a special camouflaged D17S to Prince Bernhard of Lippe, who was in exile in London after the German invasion of the Netherlands. He used it for refugee work in and around London. YC-43 Traveler The Beech UC-43 Traveler was a slightly modified version of the Staggerwing. In late 1938, the United States Army Air Corps purchased three Model D17Ss to evaluate them for use as light liaison aircraft. These were designated YC-43 (Y designating a development aircraft or non-standard type, C standing for Cargo). After a short flight test program, the YC-43s went to Europe to serve as liaison aircraft with the air attachés in London, Paris, and Rome. Early in World War II, the need for a compact executive-type transport or courier aircraft became apparent, and in 1942, the United States Army Air Forces ordered the first of 270 Model 17s for service within the United States and overseas as the UC-43 (USAAF designation for Utility, Cargo). These differed only in minor details from the commercial model. To meet urgent wartime needs, the government also purchased or leased (impressed) additional "Staggerwings" from private owners, including 118 more for the Army Air Force plus others for the United States Navy. In Navy service, the planes were designated as GB-1 and GB-2 (under USN designating convention signifying General (purpose), Beech, 1st or 2nd variant of type). The British Royal Air Force and Royal Navy acquired 106 "Traveller Mk. I" (the British name uses the UK double "l" spelling) through the Lend-Lease arrangement to fill its own critical need for light personnel transports. The production UC-43 differed in minor details from the service test YC-43. Two distinguishing external features of the UC-43 are the circular automatic direction finder antennae mounted between the main landing gear and landing lights near the lower wingtips. They were all powered by the 450 horsepower (336 kilowatt) Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine. From Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_17_Staggerwing" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_17_Staggerwing</a> Photo by Eric Friedebach
Green heron (left profile) Green heron (left profile), Normandy Lake, TN, May 2023

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HANDS-ON SCIENCE CENTER INC
101 MITCHELL BLVD
TULLAHOMA
TN
37388-4001

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MID # 8404700331
Name HANDS-ON SCIENCE CENTER INC
Alternate Name HANDS-ON SCIENCE CENTER
Classification Science & Technology Museums & Planetariums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 582013875
NTEECC A57
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 218,862
REVENUE 210,821
LAT/LONG 35.362045, -86.19437
CODES FIPS State Code: 47
FIPS County Code: 031
US Census Tract: 970900
US Census Block: 2011