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SPSRA
09-29-2008, 10:03 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x4SO9bXwVU&feature=related
TheSolMan
09-29-2008, 10:26 PM
:shock: That's incredible!
TomKat
09-29-2008, 10:48 PM
Cool.
SPSRA
09-30-2008, 10:16 AM
Oh I forgot to mention, if you have a decent sound system on your compy, crank it up!!!

This one is pretty cool too. Saturn 5 rocket.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvWHnK2FiCk
devlish
09-30-2008, 10:24 AM
what a waste of fuel.
TomKat
09-30-2008, 11:18 AM
5" per gallon on takeoff isn't that bad for a Saturn V rocket.
ragdoll
09-30-2008, 11:43 AM
5" per gallon on takeoff isn't that bad for a Saturn V rocket.

Is that an accurate statistic? (genuinely curious[as usual])
devlish
09-30-2008, 01:34 PM
From Wiki: "The first stage burned for 2.5 minutes, lifting the rocket to an altitude of 42 miles (68 kilometers) and a speed of 6164 mph (9921 km/h) and burning 2,000,000 kg of propellant"

The second stage, relying on two J-2 engines, burned 260,000 gal. of liquid hydrogen and 83,000 gal. of liquid oxygen for 6 minutes, lifting the spacecraft to 115 miles before separating.

you do the math
TomKat
09-30-2008, 03:51 PM
5" per gallon on takeoff isn't that bad for a Saturn V rocket.

Is that an accurate statistic? (genuinely curious[as usual])

I heard that on the History Channel.