Apollo 12 launch (view from flame pit)
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los de la naza
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@MightySaturn5 The flames you see licking the covers on the hold down arms and tail service umbilicals are actually due to an ablative paint/coating burning off, carrying heat away to protect the structure underneath.
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160 million horsepower is a beautiful thing.
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To make that insanely strong blast hood for the hold down arms to glow like that takes some serious temps.
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crack out the hot dogs and marshmallows
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So beautiful and they're sitting on that fire riding it into space! WOW!
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love the sounds !
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love the sounds !
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looks kinda hot
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Wow that is a piece of art! The quality of the film from the Saturn 5 launches is gorgeous, does anybody know how they protected the cameras? I can see there seems to be a layer of (bombproof?) glass in front of the lens. The pad must have needed a few licks of paint before the next launch
twannock 3 years ago 4
According to NASA'a press release at the time (just to be really pedantic) the total fueled weight was 288,9763Kg (6,357,480 Lbs). Which is 3178 Tons (US).
stocks26 3 years ago 2