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OM wrote: ...Do any such films exist of the S-IV interstage blowouts? I thought the S-IV was generally a pretty good distance away before it went up to full thrust- it was in that separation film from the Saturn 1B. Pat |
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OM wrote: ...Yup. Been some nice footage of the interstage turning into sheet scrap when the 2nd stage fired off. Almost as interesting as the Atlas half-stage falling off and catching fire. I've never seen that one. Here's a good one...go to this page: http://www.geocities.com/atlas_missile/videos.htm Download the video of the Atlas launch explosion, and see if you can figure what goes flying up in the air at the 47 second mark of the video...it almost looks like somebody's hat Pat |
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OM om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_researc h_facility.org
wrote: ...Yup. Been some nice footage of the interstage turning into sheet scrap when the 2nd stage fired off. Almost as interesting as the Atlas half-stage falling off and catching fire. I suspect it's not actual fire, but incandescent outgassing in the heat of the exhaust. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. -Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings. Oct 5th, 2004 JDL |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:39:12 GMT, (Derek Lyons)
wrote: OM om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_researc h_facility.org wrote: ...Yup. Been some nice footage of the interstage turning into sheet scrap when the 2nd stage fired off. Almost as interesting as the Atlas half-stage falling off and catching fire. I suspect it's not actual fire, but incandescent outgassing in the heat of the exhaust. ....As with the Apollo 4 interstage, you're probably correct on this one. OM -- "No ******* ever won a war by dying for | http://www.io.com/~o_m his country. He won it by making the other | Sergeant-At-Arms poor dumb ******* die for his country." | Human O-Ring Society - General George S. Patton, Jr |
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