I noticed two things that I found interesting.
The amount of flames that were outside the engine nozzles. When i see
flames like that it brings back memories of another flame where it
should not have been. And the result of that flame.
The other thing I was totally thrown back by the temp of the nozzle on
the second stage! It was white hot all the time during burn. Like WOW!
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On 10/8/2012 10:31 AM, R Oler wrote:
Greetings...there are engine problems and there are engine problems (grin). "shutting one down" is
one thing but one "coming apart" is another thing. This is the first time "I" am aware
of a vehicle going up the hill has had an engine come apart including mostly likely losing the engine
nozzle...and the vehicle just keep on going. if you are on facebook come to my page, I have some stills
posted...
Robert Wb5MZO
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 06:18:44 +0000
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Falcon 9 Engine Anomaly
From: va6...@gmail.com
To: orbit...@hotmail.com
CC: amsat-bb@amsat.org
On 10/8/12, R Oler <orbit...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Yeah...about 1:20 just as they are going supersonic the number 1 engine
"rapidly disassembles"...it was hard to see this in real time but you knew
something was up when they announced a longer burn...26 seconds.
Having said that...I have been in a Boeing when the CF-6 on the starboard
wing threw blades and the kevlar there worked as well...so this is all in
all an impressive thing that they rolled past this and went on to orbit
but they will want to understand why (likely) the turbopump came apart
...you can in the picture see the nozzle in half and non directed
"flame"...
I dont know of another multi engine rocket that would have survived this.
the shuttle probably would not have. Robert WB5MZO
I watched the launch on the Internet and didn't take much notice of
the problem others than the exhaust plume briefly expanding.
Apparently it 's not the first time the Falcon 9 had engine problems
during flight:
http://www.spacenews.com/civil/spacex-acknowledges-falcon-engine-anomaly-during-latest-launch.html
If I recall correctly, during one of the earlier space shuttle
missions, one of the main engines shut down early during launch but
the spacecraft still made it into orbit.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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