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Re: Train Storage Carousel
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Fri, 19 Apr 2002 03:00:01 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang writes:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > > http://www.oxford.net/~hendryjr/temp/carousel2.jpg
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> > I'm the guy who always says "there's a prototype for everything 'trainish'
> > if you just look hard enough" but I think in this case I am not going to say
> > that. :-) I looked, fairly hard, but have not found one... yet.
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> The prototype for the great train storage machine is actually a rotary
> launcher for the AGM-86B cruise missiles that fit in the bomb bay of a B-52
> bomber:
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> http://fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/agm-86c-dvic395.jpg
Except the bombs don't rotate relative to the carousel (at least as far as I
can see).
ROSCO
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| (...) I don't think they stay oriented either. They have to drop out straight as the ALCMs have expanding winglets that fold out and their flight path isn't a drop, it flies forward after clearing the bottom of the plane. IIRC the pylon launcher on (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) The prototype for the great train storage machine is actually a rotary launcher for the AGM-86B cruise missiles that fit in the bomb bay of a B-52 bomber: (URL) agree there probably isn't a train-industry prototype for such a device-though (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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