things that might make you go WOW!!!!! thread

V8Druid

V8Druid

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TBF that was some of his earlier work. He's moved on to bigger and better now...
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The guide dog you mean .... must've had a few lifts to get him up there
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DaveDCB

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Now this is a good one…
Spacex latest rocket launch, starship literally destroyed its launchpad upon launch! Redesign for the next one I think!!
 

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Gecko

Gecko

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Now this is a good one…
Spacex latest rocket launch, starship literally destroyed its launchpad upon launch! Redesign for the next one I think!!
I think exploding on the pad was a fairly high possibility, so they may not have built the strongest pad.

A few engines burned out too
(looking up its kilt)
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kabin man

kabin man

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Now this is a good one…
Spacex latest rocket launch, starship literally destroyed its launchpad upon launch! Redesign for the next one I think!!
Not enough fly ash in the concrete then.... :unsure:
 
Gecko

Gecko

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nothing is going to stop that amount of heat spalling it
That wasn't just "spalling". Chunks of concrete were thrown (some reports say) miles

 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
That wasn't just "spalling". Chunks of concrete were thrown (some reports say) miles

what do they expect with that level of heat AND thrust being applied to a material that's not really designed to stand that level of high temperatures ... steel clad the outer surface to at least try to contain the effects ... 's some hole that thrust has bored into the deck ... biggest/most powerful rocket ever built, is what it was billed as
 
Gecko

Gecko

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what do they expect with that level of heat AND thrust being applied to a material that's not really designed to stand that level of high temperatures ... steel clad the outer surface to at least try to contain the effects ... 's some hole that thrust has bored into the deck ... biggest/most powerful rocket ever built, is what it was billed as
Apparently they'd designed a water cooled steel ... cover(?) to protect the concrete, but it wasn't ready, so they lit the fuse anyway.
Basting the thrust into any flat surface seems odd to me - some sort curved surface (even if it is sacrificial) would avoid a lot of erosion.
 
kabin man

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Apparently they'd designed a water cooled steel ... cover(?) to protect the concrete, but it wasn't ready, so they lit the fuse anyway.
Basting the thrust into any flat surface seems odd to me - some sort curved surface (even if it is sacrificial) would avoid a lot of erosion.
They need to watch some old thunderbirds for ideas. they took off every day with no problems..:p
 
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