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Old 02-28-2007, 05:32 PM
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Default "The USAF Torture Chamber" (or "When Florida Freezes Over")

Question:

Where on the face of the planet can you go where it's 85 degrees and sunny, and fifteen feet away it's 65 below zero with blowing ice?

Answer:

Florida

Yep! You read right. More specifically, the Florida panhandle.

One of the better-known landmarks here at Eglin AFB is the McKinley Climatic Laboratory. The military's answer to "How can we test it in ALL environments BEFORE it goes into service?".

It's the US military's largest insulated hangar.

252 feet wide, 201 feet deep, seven stories high.

3.5 MILLION cubic feet.

It can accomodate a C-5 aircraft...or two companies of infantry with field gear, weapons, and vehicles.

The front doors of the hangar (200 tons each) open to each side to the full width of the main chamber.
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