tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4754603488482855872..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Resurrecting (part of) the Saturn VPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-70346823455971156892013-04-27T21:38:45.838-05:002013-04-27T21:38:45.838-05:00
May we once again be so lucky as to have the tech...<br />May we once again be so lucky as to have the technology to get our DNA off this rock....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67876212782153273392013-04-26T15:08:49.238-05:002013-04-26T15:08:49.238-05:00Having seen one go up close (well, 3 miles away), ...Having seen one go up close (well, 3 miles away), I want to see them light that candle again!!! :-) Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-86233000445754572992013-04-26T15:02:42.364-05:002013-04-26T15:02:42.364-05:00What requires 55,000Hp just to run the fuel pumps?...What requires 55,000Hp just to run the fuel pumps? The F-1 main engine!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324035824298948422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-86873969994161513392013-04-26T14:20:04.111-05:002013-04-26T14:20:04.111-05:00I don't know if you've read it, but Charle...I don't know if you've read it, but Charles Stross wrote an amusing short story that involved using FOOF & methyl mercury as oxidizer & fuel.<br /><br />I thought it was really funny.The Great and Powerful Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379953300283048280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59335213917761546932013-04-26T12:05:52.809-05:002013-04-26T12:05:52.809-05:00The other side of the equation is the rocket fuel....The other side of the equation is the rocket fuel. This book is really well worth the time. <br /> http://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf<br /><br /><br />You gotta read it. Amazing science of the fuel side of the engines. He was there for the whole ride. <br /><br />STxRynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57274605662836854852013-04-26T11:39:26.657-05:002013-04-26T11:39:26.657-05:00I remember watching the first test flight of the S...I remember watching the first test flight of the Saturn V on our old B&W TV set. When the flame pillar hit the deck of the launcher, the camera was blown off its mount. I've read it was found a mile away. Within about a half mile, if I recall correctly, the sound pressure would kill you. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.com