On 10/8/12, R Oler orbit...@hotmail.com wrote:
Yeah...about 1:20 just as they are going supersonic the number 1 engine
rapidly disassembles...it was hard to see this in real time but you knew
something was up when they announced a longer burn...26 seconds.
Having said that...I have been in a
Greetings...there are engine problems and there are engine problems (grin).
shutting one down is one thing but one coming apart is another thing. This
is the first time I am aware of a vehicle going up the hill has had an engine
come apart including mostly likely losing the engine
Yeah...about 1:20 just as they are going supersonic the number 1 engine
rapidly disassembles...it was hard to see this in real time but you knew
something was up when they announced a longer burn...26 seconds.
Having said that...I have been in a Boeing when the CF-6 on the starboard wing
I noticed two things that I found interesting.
The amount of flames that were outside the engine nozzles. When i see
flames like that it brings back memories of another flame where it
should not have been. And the result of that flame.
The other thing I was totally thrown back by the temp of
According to a recent statement it did not explode.
http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=38825
Well, it didn't exactly explode. :)
Anyway, a good show.
Alan
WA4SCA
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