Fire, Smoke and, uh, more fire and smoke

Paul_Tatum · Post by **Paul_Tatum** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:56 pm

There was a 48" (diameter) motor test at the base today. I took pictures. The motor is 1/6 scale to the shuttle solid rocket booster, same fuel and basic configuration but only 24' tall. I've compiled the pictures into a windows media file which is about 2 meg iirc. It's like a slide show but the time reference is about accurate. For size reference, the structure to the far left of the pictures is about 14 stories and is the same distance from the viewing area as the motor. My office is closer but the view is obstructed by trees. This has got to be one of the coolest jobs I've ever had.

The link:
http://tatumsworkshop.com/temporary/huntsville/

Then "open" the motor test file.

Paul "what's that switch do" Tatum

bscofield · Post by **bscofield** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:54 pm

What were you guys doing? Trying to throw the earth off it's rotation!? :naughty:

Paul_Tatum · Post by **Paul_Tatum** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:03 pm

bscofield wrote:What were you guys doing? Trying to throw the earth off it's rotation!? :naughty:

Nah, just slow it down so we can get rid of that annoying daylight saving time.

bscofield · Post by **bscofield** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:09 pm

Paul_Tatum wrote:
bscofield wrote:What were you guys doing? Trying to throw the earth off it's rotation!? :naughty:
Nah, just slow it down so we can get rid of that annoying daylight saving time.

Oh, well... Shoot! How can I help!?

LexKY_Pipe · Post by **LexKY_Pipe** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:03 pm

Now what brand of pipe lighter was that again?

Post by **Tyler** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:59 pm

Cool!

Thanks for sharing that Paul!

BriarBrian · Post by **BriarBrian** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 1:39 pm

Paul,

Wouldnt it be awesome if you got to flip the switch? LOL
Brian

Paul_Tatum · Post by **Paul_Tatum** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:00 pm

LexKY_Pipe wrote:Now what brand of pipe lighter was that again?

Well, It WASN"T a Prometheus because... it lit on the first try!

marks · Post by **marks** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:13 am

Paul_Tatum wrote:
LexKY_Pipe wrote:Now what brand of pipe lighter was that again?
Well, It WASN"T a Prometheus because... it lit on the first try!

A Prometheus that lites? Now, that would be something....

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:35 pm

Way cool buddy. How loud was it?

Paul_Tatum · Post by **Paul_Tatum** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:48 am

It was very loud, but I had ear plugs in. When the sound reached us the crowd jumped.
Thursday I took a tour and one stop was the missile range and I had the privilege of seeing a TOW missile demolish a tank. That was over on the ARMY side of course. They also let us take turns flying a Black Hawk simulator firing hellfire missiles at "badguys". It was the ultimate video game.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:28 am

WHOA! That sounds way cool!!!