Awsome view

SteamWake · 06-09-10, 01:09 PM

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=50140

Arclight · 06-09-10, 01:13 PM

Wow, I think his engine is on fire!

Nice view.

GoldenRivet · 06-09-10, 01:37 PM

wow thats cool

Jimbuna · 06-09-10, 02:35 PM

One really cool desktop candidate

krashkart · 06-09-10, 03:07 PM

^^ I second that. Very cool pic.

Sailor Steve · 06-09-10, 09:34 PM

That IS awesome!

Castout · 06-09-10, 10:37 PM

will a ballistic missile short or medium range be trailing similar amount of smoke?

Oberon · 06-10-10, 11:01 AM

Probably a little bit less I'd say Castout because a shuttle launch has two booster rockets whereas an ICBM, IRBM or TBM would only be one rocket, but not much I'd have thought.

Here's a Minuteman III going up for comparison:

SteamWake · 06-10-10, 04:57 PM

I have witnessed a shuttle launch a couple of times and by far aside from the sound is the towering colums of smoke.

Its as if god himself was pulling a string of smoke out of the ground.

Molon Labe · 06-10-10, 05:12 PM

Are those Mudhens on CAP?

Bill Nichols · 06-10-10, 05:21 PM

SAM Launch! SAM Launch!

Oberon · 06-10-10, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bill nichols

sam launch! Sam launch!

Chaff, Flare, Chaff, Flare, Chaff, Flare

MDS failure...ECM failure...Right engine fire...Left engine fire...Warning Warning...RWR failure...Pull up...Pull up...

Castout · 06-10-10, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Probably a little bit less I'd say Castout because a shuttle launch has two booster rockets whereas an ICBM, IRBM or TBM would only be one rocket, but not much I'd have thought.

Here's a Minuteman III going up for comparison:

Thanks for the insight but that's to me still a lot of smoke

TLAM Strike · 06-10-10, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Nichols

SAM Launch! SAM Launch!

ASAT Launch ASAT Launch!!

Oberon · 06-10-10, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castout

Thanks for the insight but that's to me still a lot of smoke

It's a lot of thrust. Quite ironic considering the actual payload is not much bigger than a car, heck, one single MIRV warhead in the 300-400 kiloton region is about the height of a man. Still, have to get it up into the optimum re-entry position.

W87 warheads

MIRV warheads on final phase vehicle

One ICBM, multiple targets....Oh, the things we think of to kill each other with.

06-09-10, 01:09 PM	#1
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06-10-10, 11:01 AM	#8
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Probably a little bit less I'd say Castout because a shuttle launch has two booster rockets whereas an ICBM, IRBM or TBM would only be one rocket, but not much I'd have thought. Here's a Minuteman III going up for comparison:

06-10-10, 04:57 PM	#9
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I have witnessed a shuttle launch a couple of times and by far aside from the sound is the towering colums of smoke. Its as if god himself was pulling a string of smoke out of the ground. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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