In addition, the center is also home to assembly, integration and test activities for several Boeing production programs, including the KC-46 Tanker, T-7A Red Hawk and the MQ-25 unmanned aircraft system.īoeing operates and maintains the Little Mountain Test Facility for the Air Force at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and has supported operations at the site – including radiation effects, electromagnetic effects, shock and vibration, and other environmental testing – for more than 45 years. The elevator door is an open grate, not a solid door.The Boeing Guidance Repair Center in Heath, Ohio, is responsible for maintaining the readiness and modernization of guidance and navigation systems for our Nation’s nuclear-capable platforms, as well as non-nuclear capable guidance and control systems, electronics and radio frequency systems, and platform processors. Be comfortable with heights of approximately 35 feet or about 3 stories.The tour is limited to a maximum of six participants. Be comfortable in a small elevator in close proximity to six other adults.Children must be at least 40” tall, six years of age, and be able to climb the ladder unassisted.These ladders are permanently attached to the wall and are very sturdy.
Be physically capable of climbing two 15 foot ladders unassisted in the event of an elevator failure.Visitors who wish to participate in the underground part of the tour must self-certify that they meet the following requirements:
Entering the control center also requires passing through a narrow corridor. It develops, acquires and supports the continued operational viability of the silo-based Minuteman III, and provides program direction and logistics. In the event of an elevator failure, visitors that are underground will need to be capable of climbing the ladder for a safe and timely exit. It is responsible for inception-to-retirement integrated management of the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system, our nation’s current backbone for nuclear deterrence. It is accessed by an elevator and a ladder. The underground control center was not designed to accommodate the general public. All tour participants must be able to climb two 15 foot ladders, walk, and stand unassisted. The Delta-01 tour is moderately strenuous and requires a quarter mile round trip walk to and from the Delta-01 compound. Visitors who need mobility assistance (wheelchairs and etc.) on the tour should contact the park at least a day before their reserved tour. All tour participants must be able to walk and stand unassisted modern seating is limited on the tour. The tour is moderately strenuous and requires a quarter mile round trip walk. This tour lasts forty-five minutes, beginning and ending at the entry gate to the Delta-01 compound. To protect the historic facilities and to provide for visitor safety, each tour is limited to six participants and a park ranger. Visitors then descend via elevator 31 feet underground to the Launch Control Center to see the electronic consoles used by missileers to control ten Minuteman II missiles.īuilt for nuclear war, the control center features a small elevator and a tight underground space. The ranger-guided tour of Delta-01 begins with a walk through of the grounds and topside support building. Learn what it was like to have the awesome responsibility of thermonuclear war at your fingertips. All tours begin at the large entry gate to the Delta-01 Launch Control Facility
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