A bit of a mystery - Page 8

Buddahaid · 11-10-10, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

According to CBS Evening News tonight, the Pentagon says that the object was moving too slow to be a missile, and that they think it was either an aircraft or an amateur rocket.

Amatuer rocket? Amatu...ER ROCKET? Wha....

Must have been MythBusters, yup!

krashkart · 11-10-10, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Amatuer rocket? Amatu...ER ROCKET? Wha....

Must have been MythBusters, yup!

Standard fare, no?

Gargamel · 11-10-10, 12:19 AM

Amateur rocketry has gone pretty far these days. IF i'm not mistaken, the current SpaceShip Two uses a rubber cement and NO2 Rocket engine.

If you wanted to really hack something together, all you'd need to do is combine those in a large metal cylinder, and voila! Instant rocket engine.

Of course it's not THAT simple, but it's close. Try these articles for example:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80...uman-to-space/

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...ned-spacecraft

Now think how hard it would be for a amateur / private company to be building something similar on the sly, and think that firing it 30 miles off shore would be sufficient to hide it?

LA has lots of money and people and an ocean. It's actually very feasible to be done there.

Gargamel · 11-10-10, 12:20 AM

And yes.... they built their own sub to tow their launch platform

.

And of course, as another article mentions, it can fail very easily.

They had a hairdryer (???) fail in their rocket and they have to postpone it till June.

razark · 11-10-10, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

And yes.... they built their own sub to tow their launch platform

Meh. Something like that would never happen...
Crazy, unrealistic ideas.

It's probably just testing for faking the next moon landing.

Buddahaid · 11-10-10, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by razark

Meh. Something like that would never happen...
Crazy, unrealistic ideas.

It's probably just testing for faking the next moon landing.

They did THAT last week! The new thing is mini big bangs, you, you....

razark · 11-10-10, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

They did THAT last week! The new thing is mini big bangs, you, you....

Big bangs?

Wasn't that back in the 80's?

Castout · 11-10-10, 02:52 AM

One question can scud missile produce similar contrail or a much less noticeable one? Just wondering if scuds would produce contrails at all.

That contrail is so big . . . .

TarJak · 11-10-10, 03:48 AM

The TG guys wanted to have another crack at launching a car?

krashkart · 11-10-10, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

The TG guys wanted to have another crack at launching a car?

Sweet! They should team up with the Master Blasters.

CAUTION: Mini Cooper fans, avert thine eyes.

SteamWake · 11-10-10, 09:45 AM

Contrails from an aircraft

Ive witnessed shuttle launches first hand three times now and it looks remarkably similar to these 'contrails from an aircraft'.

That long plume of smoke and vapors being 'pulled' out of the earth are hard to forget.

Skybird · 11-10-10, 10:11 AM

That assumed plane right of the tip of the smoke trail - relative from the smoke trail, is it in the front, side or rear area of the smoke trail's tip/assumed rocket/missiles?

I wonder if somebody could have tried to go after that plane, using a self-constructed/unidentified kind of missile?!?

Oberon · 11-10-10, 01:15 PM

Official word is now 'aircraft contrail'

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n7041217.shtml

Quote:

"There is no evidence to suggest that this is anything else other than a condensation trail from an aircraft," said Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan, who reiterated that there was no threat to America.

Dowly · 11-10-10, 01:22 PM

Pretty thick contrail.

joegrundman · 11-10-10, 01:34 PM

perhaps it's a..err..weather balloon...err...taking off

11-10-10, 12:19 AM	#108
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Amateur rocketry has gone pretty far these days. IF i'm not mistaken, the current SpaceShip Two uses a rubber cement and NO2 Rocket engine. If you wanted to really hack something together, all you'd need to do is combine those in a large metal cylinder, and voila! Instant rocket engine. Of course it's not THAT simple, but it's close. Try these articles for example: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80...uman-to-space/ http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...ned-spacecraft Now think how hard it would be for a amateur / private company to be building something similar on the sly, and think that firing it 30 miles off shore would be sufficient to hide it? LA has lots of money and people and an ocean. It's actually very feasible to be done there. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-10-10, 12:20 AM	#109
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	And yes.... they built their own sub to tow their launch platform . And of course, as another article mentions, it can fail very easily. They had a hairdryer (???) fail in their rocket and they have to postpone it till June. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-10-10, 02:52 AM	#113
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	One question can scud missile produce similar contrail or a much less noticeable one? Just wondering if scuds would produce contrails at all. That contrail is so big . . . . __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

11-10-10, 09:45 AM	#116
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Contrails from an aircraft Ive witnessed shuttle launches first hand three times now and it looks remarkably similar to these 'contrails from an aircraft'. That long plume of smoke and vapors being 'pulled' out of the earth are hard to forget. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648 Last edited by SteamWake; 11-10-10 at 09:58 AM.

11-10-10, 10:11 AM	#117
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,830 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	That assumed plane right of the tip of the smoke trail - relative from the smoke trail, is it in the front, side or rear area of the smoke trail's tip/assumed rocket/missiles? I wonder if somebody could have tried to go after that plane, using a self-constructed/unidentified kind of missile?!? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

11-10-10, 03:48 AM	#114
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	The TG guys wanted to have another crack at launching a car?

11-10-10, 01:22 PM	#119
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,056 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Pretty thick contrail.

11-10-10, 01:34 PM	#120
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	perhaps it's a..err..weather balloon...err...taking off __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill