Further use of Atlas balloon tanks?

Did any subsequent missile or launch vehicle (not counting Atlas
variants) use the monocoque balloon tank sturcture?

Thanks
Matt

Matt writes:

Did any subsequent missile or launch vehicle (not counting Atlas
variants) use the monocoque balloon tank sturcture?

Centaur upper stage (not an Atlas variant; it's been used as an upper
stage on, for instance, Titans, as well as Atlas).

On Jun 21, 11:43*pm, Chris Jones wrote:
Matt writes:
Did any subsequent missile or launch vehicle (not counting Atlas
variants) use the monocoque balloon tank sturcture?

Centaur upper stage (not an Atlas variant; it's been used as an upper
stage on, for instance, Titans, as well as Atlas).

Centaur was an Atlas "variant". Its tanks were built using Atlas
technology and fixtures. It was basically a shorten Atlas with a
unique internal bulkhead

In article
,
Me wrote:

On Jun 21, 11:43*pm, Chris Jones wrote:
Matt writes:
Did any subsequent missile or launch vehicle (not counting Atlas
variants) use the monocoque balloon tank sturcture?

Centaur upper stage (not an Atlas variant; it's been used as an upper
stage on, for instance, Titans, as well as Atlas).

Centaur was an Atlas "variant". Its tanks were built using Atlas
technology and fixtures. It was basically a shorten Atlas with a
unique internal bulkhead

Incorrect. Centaur was a LOX/LH2-powered upper stage, which could be
used on a number of boosters -- NOT an Atlas variant, although Atlas
technology may have been used.

On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:02:26 -0700 (PDT), Me
wrote:


Centaur upper stage (not an Atlas variant; it's been used as an upper
stage on, for instance, Titans, as well as Atlas).

Centaur was an Atlas "variant". Its tanks were built using Atlas
technology and fixtures. It was basically a shorten Atlas with a
unique internal bulkhead

Well, that's a very broad, non-standard definition of "variant."

Brian

In article , bthorn64
@suddenlink.net says...

On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:02:26 -0700 (PDT), Me
wrote:


Centaur upper stage (not an Atlas variant; it's been used as an upper
stage on, for instance, Titans, as well as Atlas).

Centaur was an Atlas "variant". Its tanks were built using Atlas
technology and fixtures. It was basically a shorten Atlas with a
unique internal bulkhead

Well, that's a very broad, non-standard definition of "variant."

I'm guessing that Centaur tanks may have used some of Atlas's balloon
tank technology, manufacturing methods, and etc. But seeing how Centaur
is a LH2/LOX upper stage and Atlas is a kerosene/LOX first stage, the
differences would have been too numerous to qualify Centaur as an Atlas
variant.

Jeff
--
" Ares 1 is a prime example of the fact that NASA just can't get it
up anymore... and when they can, it doesn't stay up long. "
- tinker

On Jun 27, 11:05*am, Brian Thorn wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:02:26 -0700 (PDT), Me

wrote:
Centaur upper stage (not an Atlas variant; it's been used as an upper
stage on, for instance, Titans, as well as Atlas).

Centaur was an Atlas "variant". *Its tanks were built using Atlas
technology and fixtures. *It was basically a shorten Atlas with a
unique internal bulkhead

Well, that's a very broad, non-standard definition of "variant."

Brian

No different than this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...lying_Fortress