I have often wondered whether there is any physical dofference between the Bloks B, V, G and D strap-ons of the Semyorka-derived launch vehicles. Or is there the designator showing on each strap-on?Has anyone got any ideas?Many thanks.
For other stages - Bloks A, Ye (E), I, L and variants of these - I assume that there are similar phonetic equivalents.
Quote from: Phillip Clark on 11/12/2017 10:27 amFor other stages - Bloks A, Ye (E), I, L and variants of these - I assume that there are similar phonetic equivalents.No. "Phonetics variants" are not official names, they are only mnemonic names used by workers in Russian Space industry.Please note also that A, B, V, G, D, E are alphabetical order, but L has a specific meaning ("ликвидируя невесомость" = "suppression of weightless")
Please note also that A, B, V, G, D, E are alphabetical order, but L has a specific meaning ("ликвидируя невесомость" = "suppression of weightless")