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That was done at the Stennis center.
Sets in some fine swamp ground and fine training area for those folks that operate in harms way.
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I also have been inside one. Spooky feeling. News photog wanted "that" shot and I had to escort him in for it. Inside, he made some smart-ass comment about his camera making a spark, and I reminded him that his cajones were inches from a million-plus pounds of rocket fuel.
When they are firing, they burn over five TONS of fuel per second, and all that fire goes out through a hole just about a yard in diameter. It holds right at 2,000 psi the whole time. The flame is 6000 degrees and it exits at about five times the speed of sound.
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
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That was pretty cool. Not a Mech. Eng. but seems that keeping if from tearing itself apart in the rig must be a trick.
Carpe' Scrotum
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Hey Rocky thanks for posting, I just spent a couple hours checking out videos, Amazing stuff.
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