Arnold Engineers Week participants prepare for the future

Volunteer engineers organized events in recognition of National Engineers Week, Feb. 18-24, to help students prepare for future careers in engineering. During the Arnold Air Force Base Engineers Week Student Design Competition Feb. 20 at the Hands-On Science Center, Tullahoma, Alina Parks and Leanne Turpin from Franklin County High School, maneuver a Blimpinator around obstacles to a predetermined destination while SDC referee Dr. Taylor Swanson observes. The team was able to maneuver with the best time and skill and won first place in the competition. Twenty-one, two-student teams were challenged to construct a vehicle, from provided scraps and materials, which would travel through the air while also moving around obstacles. Seven schools from four counties participated in the competition. (Courtesy photo)

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Arnold Engineers Week participants prepare for the future

During the Arnold Air Force Base Engineers Week Student Design Competition Feb. 20 at the Hands-on Science Center, Tullahoma, Alina Parks and Leanne Turpin from Franklin County High School took first place in the competition. Twenty-one, two-student teams were challenged to construct a vehicle, from provided scraps and materials, which would travel through the air while also moving around obstacles. Pictured from left is Arnold AFB engineer Rylan Cox, Parks, Turpin and Arnold engineer Jeremy Morris. (Courtesy photo)

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Arnold Engineers Week participants prepare for the future

During the Arnold Air Force Base Engineers Week Student Design Competition Feb. 20 at the Hands-on Science Center, Tullahoma, Jack Beachboard and Chloe Spry from Coffee County Central High School win second place in the competition. Twenty-one, two-student teams were challenged to construct a vehicle, from provided scraps and materials, which would travel through the air while also moving around obstacles. Pictured from left is Arnold AFB engineer Rylan Cox, Beachboard, Spry and Arnold engineer Jeremy Morris. (Courtesy photo)

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Arnold Engineers Week participants prepare for the future

During the Arnold Air Force Base Engineers Week Student Design Competition Feb. 20 at the Hands-on Science Center, Tullahoma, Kendall Purdom and Timothy Barlow from Community High School, Bedford County, take third place in the competition. Twenty-one, two-student teams were challenged to construct a vehicle, from provided scraps and materials, which would travel through the air while also moving around obstacles. Pictured from left is Arnold AFB engineer Rylan Cox, Purdom, Barlow and Arnold engineer Jeremy Morris. (Courtesy photo)

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Arnold Engineers Week participants prepare for the future

Published March 2, 2018
By Raquel March
AEDC/PA

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. -- Volunteer engineers organized events in recognition of National Engineers Week, Feb. 18-24, to help students prepare for future careers in engineering. During the Arnold Air Force Base Engineers Week Student Design Competition Feb. 20 at the Hands-On Science Center, Tullahoma, Alina Parks and Leanne Turpin from Franklin County High School, maneuver a Blimpinator around obstacles to a predetermined destination while SDC referee Dr. Taylor Swanson observes. The team was able to maneuver with the best time and skill and won first place in the competition. Twenty-one, two-student teams were challenged to construct a vehicle, from provided scraps and materials, which would travel through the air while also moving around obstacles. Seven schools from four counties participated in the competition. (Courtesy photo)