Minuteman ICBM reaches Mach 1 at 60-ft above launcher?

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:16:19 -0500, Pat Flannery wrote:



Rand Simberg wrote:

Seems dubious to me. Unless I screwed up the calculation, that means
over 300 g acceleration (zero to 760 mph in sixty feet). I'm pretty
sure its liftoff T/W is nowhere near that...



The only one I can think of that would do that is the Sprint ABM.

Pat


I wonder if they really mean to say, the EXHAUST from the ICBM is SUPERSONIC
at 60-ft and blows back into the silo at those speeds, causing damage?


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