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Re: Train Storage Carousel
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Fri, 19 Apr 2002 04:27:40 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ross Crawford writes:
> 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
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> Except the bombs don't rotate relative to the carousel (at least as far as I
> can see).
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 the wings of the B-52 have them angled, but not
too far from straight down either.
Calum
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| (...) Unless you find some sort of 'prototype' of train storage like that, I'd say "Who says the train cars need to remain 'upright'?" As long as the bogies are snapped in and sliding doors on boxcars won't fall off, use internal magnets or clamps (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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