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Falcon Heavy transporter-erector
Does anyone have more "size" data for the FH TE than that is 212 feet
tall? I understand it is winched up the ramp at Pad 39A, and that railroad-style rails are on the ramp, but only as guidance features. Does it go from the assembly building to the ramp by being pulled by a tractor? The pictures I've seen of a Falcon Heavy being transported are either close enough to the rocket to not show a tow vehicle, or too far away. Bonus points if you have the information for the F9 TE. /dps -- Rule #0: Don't be on fire. In case of fire, exit the building before tweeting about it. (Sighting reported by Adam F) |
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Snidely wrote on Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:42:59
-0700: Does anyone have more "size" data for the FH TE than that is 212 feet tall? I understand it is winched up the ramp at Pad 39A, and that railroad-style rails are on the ramp, but only as guidance features. Does it go from the assembly building to the ramp by being pulled by a tractor? The pictures I've seen of a Falcon Heavy being transported are either close enough to the rocket to not show a tow vehicle, or too far away. SpaceX uses a 'self-powered' Transporter/Erector for both F9 and FH. Bonus points if you have the information for the F9 TE. Do I get extra points for a video that actually shows it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOVhRNtnWU -- "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." --George Bernard Shaw |
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Falcon Heavy transporter-erector
On Sunday or thereabouts, Fred J. McCall declared ...
Snidely wrote on Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:42:59 -0700: Does anyone have more "size" data for the FH TE than that is 212 feet tall? I understand it is winched up the ramp at Pad 39A, and that railroad-style rails are on the ramp, but only as guidance features. Does it go from the assembly building to the ramp by being pulled by a tractor? The pictures I've seen of a Falcon Heavy being transported are either close enough to the rocket to not show a tow vehicle, or too far away. SpaceX uses a 'self-powered' Transporter/Erector for both F9 and FH. Bonus points if you have the information for the F9 TE. Do I get extra points for a video that actually shows it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOVhRNtnWU A nice video, and the judges are discussing your merit badge, but the voice over skipped the stats ... and didn't identify the location. Can you prod the narrator? /dps -- "This is all very fine, but let us not be carried away be excitement, but ask calmly, how does this person feel about in in his cooler moments next day, with six or seven thousand feet of snow and stuff on top of him?" _Roughing It_, Mark Twain. |
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On 19-07-01 03:10 , Fred J. McCall wrote:
Snidely wrote on Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:42:59 -0700: Does anyone have more "size" data for the FH TE than that is 212 feet tall? I understand it is winched up the ramp at Pad 39A, and that railroad-style rails are on the ramp, but only as guidance features. Does it go from the assembly building to the ramp by being pulled by a tractor? The pictures I've seen of a Falcon Heavy being transported are either close enough to the rocket to not show a tow vehicle, or too far away. SpaceX uses a 'self-powered' Transporter/Erector for both F9 and FH. Bonus points if you have the information for the F9 TE. Do I get extra points for a video that actually shows it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOVhRNtnWU That looks like a plain transporter with no erection functionality. Its transporting just a first stage (with interstage) and is much too short for a full Falcon 9 with first stage + second stage + payload. -- Niklas Holsti Tidorum Ltd niklas holsti tidorum fi . @ . |
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Niklas Holsti wrote: On 19-07-01 03:10 , Fred J. McCall wrote: Snidely wrote on Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:42:59 -0700: Bonus points if you have the information for the F9 TE. Do I get extra points for a video that actually shows it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOVhRNtnWU That looks like a plain transporter with no erection functionality. Its transporting just a first stage (with interstage) and is much too short for a full Falcon 9 with first stage + second stage + payload. As the text on the YouTube page says, that's the old shuttle transporter that SpaceX bought off NASA and modified to carry returned first stages between Port Canaveral, LZ-1 and their various refurbishment and storage facilities around the area. Anthony |
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says... In article , lid says... That looks like a plain transporter with no erection functionality. Its transporting just a first stage (with interstage) and is much too short for a full Falcon 9 with first stage + second stage + payload. Here's an article with a very nice picture of the transporter erector at Vandenberg: https://spaceflightnow.com/2016/10/3...edure-fix-can- allow-falcon-9-launches-to-resume/ Here is a great picture of the transporter erector at LC-40 at Cape Canaveral: https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/...uccessful-wet- dress-rehearsal And finally, here is an article with a picture of the transporter erector used at KSC LC-39A. https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-cre...launch-photos/ Ok, here is the best picture of the one at KSC LC-39A. In addition to the airport tow vehicle, you can see on either side (near the base of the launch vehicle) that there are two separate sets of train tracks with some sort of self-powered diesel electric bogies. https://www.teslarati.com/wp-content...Dragon-Falcon- 9-DM-1-39A-rollout-022819-NASA-Joel-Kowsky-5-c.jpg So, whoever said "self powered" for the LC-39A transporter erector seems to be correct based on the detailed photographic evidence. Makes sense, considering the grade of the ramp up to the actual launch pad. Jeff -- All opinions posted by me on Usenet News are mine, and mine alone. These posts do not reflect the opinions of my family, friends, employer, or any organization that I am a member of. |
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Anthony Frost explained on 7/4/2019 :
In message Niklas Holsti wrote: On 19-07-01 03:10 , Fred J. McCall wrote: Snidely wrote on Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:42:59 -0700: Bonus points if you have the information for the F9 TE. Do I get extra points for a video that actually shows it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOVhRNtnWU That looks like a plain transporter with no erection functionality. Its transporting just a first stage (with interstage) and is much too short for a full Falcon 9 with first stage + second stage + payload. As the text on the YouTube page says, that's the old shuttle transporter that SpaceX bought off NASA and modified to carry returned first stages between Port Canaveral, LZ-1 and their various refurbishment and storage facilities around the area. Doing a little more video search, URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUDes_wpGvg has the transporter taking the Shuttle (probably to the SPS, eh?) and also highway transport of an F9. Saturn V transport is also shown. There is a brief distant shot of the TE erecting. No stats. /dps -- "This is all very fine, but let us not be carried away be excitement, but ask calmly, how does this person feel about in in his cooler moments next day, with six or seven thousand feet of snow and stuff on top of him?" _Roughing It_, Mark Twain. |
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Jeff Findley asserted that:
In article , says... In article , lid says... That looks like a plain transporter with no erection functionality. Its transporting just a first stage (with interstage) and is much too short for a full Falcon 9 with first stage + second stage + payload. Here's an article with a very nice picture of the transporter erector at Vandenberg: https://spaceflightnow.com/2016/10/3...edure-fix-can- allow-falcon-9-launches-to-resume/ Here is a great picture of the transporter erector at LC-40 at Cape Canaveral: https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/...uccessful-wet- dress-rehearsal And finally, here is an article with a picture of the transporter erector used at KSC LC-39A. https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-cre...launch-photos/ Ok, here is the best picture of the one at KSC LC-39A. In addition to the airport tow vehicle, you can see on either side (near the base of the launch vehicle) that there are two separate sets of train tracks with some sort of self-powered diesel electric bogies. https://www.teslarati.com/wp-content...Dragon-Falcon- 9-DM-1-39A-rollout-022819-NASA-Joel-Kowsky-5-c.jpg So, whoever said "self powered" for the LC-39A transporter erector seems to be correct based on the detailed photographic evidence. Makes sense, considering the grade of the ramp up to the actual launch pad. Thank you! Teslarati is a great site, and their correspondents got great shots of the recent FH night launch. I'm not sure I had discovered it at the time of the test flight you pointed to. The yellow cart following the bogeys (freight train trucks) is probably supplying air for the brakes. The description I had found for the FH TE mentioned cable winches to pull it up the final ramp. /dps -- "I am not given to exaggeration, and when I say a thing I mean it" _Roughing It_, Mark Twain |
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Snidely submitted this idea :
Jeff Findley asserted that: In article , says... In article , lid says... That looks like a plain transporter with no erection functionality. Its transporting just a first stage (with interstage) and is much too short for a full Falcon 9 with first stage + second stage + payload. Here's an article with a very nice picture of the transporter erector at Vandenberg: https://spaceflightnow.com/2016/10/3...edure-fix-can- allow-falcon-9-launches-to-resume/ Here is a great picture of the transporter erector at LC-40 at Cape Canaveral: https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/...uccessful-wet- dress-rehearsal And finally, here is an article with a picture of the transporter erector used at KSC LC-39A. https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-cre...launch-photos/ Ok, here is the best picture of the one at KSC LC-39A. In addition to the airport tow vehicle, you can see on either side (near the base of the launch vehicle) that there are two separate sets of train tracks with some sort of self-powered diesel electric bogies. https://www.teslarati.com/wp-content...Dragon-Falcon- 9-DM-1-39A-rollout-022819-NASA-Joel-Kowsky-5-c.jpg So, whoever said "self powered" for the LC-39A transporter erector seems to be correct based on the detailed photographic evidence. Makes sense, considering the grade of the ramp up to the actual launch pad. Thank you! Teslarati is a great site, and their correspondents got great shots of the recent FH night launch. I'm not sure I had discovered it at the time of the test flight you pointed to. The yellow cart following the bogeys (freight train trucks) is probably supplying air for the brakes. The description I had found for the FH TE mentioned cable winches to pull it up the final ramp. The [Crew] Dragon-end shot leaving the assembly building seems to show 2 tugs side by side. Mind the wrap: URL:https://www.teslarati.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Crew-Dragon-Falcon-9-DM-1-39A-rollout-022819-NASA-Joel-Kowsky-1-c.jpg /dps -- "What do you think of my cart, Miss Morland? A neat one, is not it? Well hung: curricle-hung in fact. Come sit by me and we'll test the springs." (Speculative fiction by H.Lacedaemonian.) |
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