What is the function of those items?
Does Ariane 5 carry an explosive charge in case of a problem and high destruction needed?
Does Ariane 5 has a hold down system?Couldn't find anything, but saw this tweet:https://twitter.com/marinakoren/status/1474021598009167877?t=XoGa7g2IErmXoc9MGBezhg&s=19
Quote from: Remes on 12/24/2021 10:20 amDoes Ariane 5 has a hold down system?Couldn't find anything, but saw this tweet:https://twitter.com/marinakoren/status/1474021598009167877?t=XoGa7g2IErmXoc9MGBezhg&s=19Titan III & IV did the same thing
Sorry for being dense, but Ariane V, Titan III and IV are not bolted down at all?! If so, I'm sure someone did the math, but I'm still quite surprised!
That's one advantage of solid boosters: they're so heavy you can put them on a launch platform and move the platform without them falling over.