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But they use different fuels which emit little visible light waves or smoke - think of camping gas - no smoke!
Cool flames are near invisible as are wood alcohol fires!!;)
Have you any idea about the difference between the combustion of Aerozine 50 propellent and
methylated spirits fuel? Give a go to answer.
 

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Have you any idea about the difference between the combustion of Aerozine 50 propellent and
methylated spirits fuel? Give a go to answer.
Off the top without checking, at a guess it could be that the Aerozine50 is an integral which has the oxygen needed already in the fuel whereas the methylated requires atmospheric oxygen to combust, same as methanol which produces the invisible(almost)/smokeless fires which racing car drivers are scared of.
Is that it?
 

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Off the top without checking, at a guess it could be that the Aerozine50 is an integral which has the oxygen needed already in the fuel whereas the methylated requires atmospheric oxygen to combust, same as methanol which produces the invisible(almost)/smokeless fires which racing car drivers are scared of.
Is that it?
No. All fuels require oxygen which is practically supplied from the air 20% or from a separate source such as a cylinder in oxy acetylene torch or by incorporation a chemical which converts to oxygen on combustion such as potassium nitrate in gun powder. Methanal was not used in
the Apollo missions. NASA say it was hydrazine 50. This fuel is ignited as close to instantaneously
as realistically possible when the two chemicals are brought together. https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...rmat=snrjson&jsoncbid=0&mmscn=vwrc&mid=E07A02
 

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What is the point of posting on a site where all sorts of ridiculous giberage is pushed. There should be a children's site for that. I have more to do with my time than trying imbecilic education to unwilling recipients. I post on another site by invitation where there is none of this childishness and while I might invite Coal on it, it I had the power to do so. No one else would come close.
 

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What is the point of posting on a site where all sorts of ridiculous giberage is pushed. There should be a children's site for that. I have more to do with my time than trying imbecilic education to unwilling recipients. I post on another site by invitation where there is none of this childishness and while I might invite Coal on it, it I had the power to do so. No one else would come close.

Yeah but that Other Site isn't a Virtual Pub, is it?
The discussion here has enormous potential, depending how your mind is Geared;)
What are you talking about? Is it related to anything of importance?
Don't forget there are many and new truths emerging on the cutting edge:unsure:
 

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Does everyone agree hypergolic rockets emit frame and smoke when firing irrespective of where it is fired. In earths atmosphere and in the vacuum of space there has to be frame and smoke. Film of Apollo 15 and 17 ascent modules show neither

Yeah but, what about when then thrusters are switched to non-hypergolic liquid propellants??
 

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He is approaching middle age so that is a mid life crisis
 

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Yeah but, the antenna has other qualities such as it's more like a tent pole which is 2-3 pieces which slot together.
Obviously with it being Space Tech it's machined to the finest tolerances, no need for telescopic which would be considerably weaker when extended.
Imagine a solid pole with a 6mm cored out centre through out the length, a 5mm titanium cable is threaded through out the whole pole which pulls the 3 sections together with an unbreakable/unbendable force when screw tensioned on the inside
See? It's easy when you know how. :geek:
 

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What has that to do with the fact the antenna is longer than the craft is wide
 

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What has that to do with the fact the antenna is longer than the craft is wide
True. A solid pole is stored horizontally and then when needed initially extended diagonally until a point where it can be brought to the vertical.
Certainly there are a few different designs which the engineers could choose from and ultimately - it could actually be a Telescopic pole in the first place!!😆
 

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Maybe they just stuck it out the window or the postman straightened it out
 

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Maybe they just stuck it out the window or the postman straightened it out
Exactly, there's many ways of rigging up a space craft, it's no big deal so long as it works OK and can be proven to do so.

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Red Bull Posting The Proof.
 

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