51L investigation over

"Jon Berndt" wrote in message
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This is helpful Jon, but correct me if I am wrong. In a nutshell, the only
drogue parachute to deploy was the one from the damaged booster (the right
one.) NASA was wrong in identifying the frustum with the parachute attached
when they said it was the left one. They need to go back and correct the
misidentified parachute we saw floating to earth that day. Finally, NASA
admitted that Pappy and Howard were the first to find such an error in the
PC report and NASA film reviewers thought it should be corrected in the PC
report because it was important to be technically correct?

For everyone else this would mean that NASA erred when they claimed the
right SRB parachute was destroyed shortly after it deployed by the right SRB
leak. I think I have that right. I GTG, but we can discuss this after Jon
clarifies my comment.

The only thing that does not make sense now is the theodolite, which would
have to have bee E-206 or videotape.

TIA for clarification.

Here is what Pappy wrote about the 'chutes:

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"In addition to the bad-poor resolution photographs released by NASA that
caused the concern, they further complicated the situation in the Rodger's
report. In that report they say that the ONLY parachute to deploy to line
stretch was the from the left Frustrum as determined by serial number
after
recovery from the ocean floor.....

We watched and even poor film as well as 154 film shows clearly the only
parachute deploying from the frustrum attached to the ruptured
rocket....If
you follow that to a conclusion ...then the left rocket has the ruptiure
not
the right !!!

A combination of the poor photos and the incorrect statement in the
Rodgers
commission was reason for Maxon's and my concern. After reviewing the
films it became obvious that the rockets HAD NOT changed places. What
was
left to be reconciled was the the error I brought to NASA's attention in
their Rodger's report. They told me I was the first and only person to
find the report incorrect in any facet after it had been approved for
publication."

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Note that Pappy's reference to "154 film" is not made regarding a location
of the camera, but likely of the type of film. Kodak E-154 film is a fine
grain high definition reversal film
(http://wwwca.kodak.com/global/en/con...s/pdf/e154.pdf). It is
balanced for tungsten lighting, so it's a bit surprising that they would
use
this film for the ascent, but who knows. Maybe there's some information
in
the PC report about this.

Jon


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Daniel
Mount Charleston, not Charleston, SC

Jon Berndt spewed out:
... cows come home if you want. I don't care - to me, the discussion is over.

It wasn't over a long time ago?

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bp
Proud Member of the Human O-Ring Society Since 2003

"Bruce Palmer" wrote in message
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Jon Berndt spewed out:
... cows come home if you want. I don't care - to me, the discussion is
over.

It wasn't over a long time ago?

No, thanks to Jon Berndt, it is far from over as far as I am concerned.

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Daniel
Mount Charleston, not Charleston, SC

Jon Berndt spewed out:
"Bruce Palmer" queried:

It wasn't over a long time ago?

The bit about the SRBs crossing sure as hell was. It was in fact DOA when
it showed up here ~2 years ago.


That's what I meant. No sane person would ever seriously think that those
boosters crossed.

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bp
Proud Member of the Human O-Ring Society Since 2003