Something like this?This is a "Lost Ottawa" picture from it's arrival in 1973. It looks to be about the right size for a legal road trailer.
Quote from: John-H on 02/17/2015 12:43 amSomething like this?This is a "Lost Ottawa" picture from it's arrival in 1973. It looks to be about the right size for a legal road trailer.Note the nozzles, conical vs bell shaped.
But... how many of those trailers are still in existence? They are sort of non-multi-purpose designs.I'd guess the trailers are significantly more rare than intact Atlas missiles.
Here's a link to a newspaper picture of the collapsed Atlas missileat the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio in 1986. (scroll up to view damage)http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19860620&id=s85PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-gYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4506,2122999Story of AF museum Atlas missile collapse in 1986http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QfJGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1450%2C2393998
As for the transport trailers, I've seen a couple within the past decade. One was at the Cape. One was at USSRC and was later reportedly moved to Dayton.
Here's a Google Maps picture of a hanger near the Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. Right next to the hanger is a large yellow trailer-like object that looks like it could be a missile trailer. A distance measurement shows it to be 70 feet (21m) long.https://www.google.com/maps/place/1100+Spaatz+St,+Wright-Patterson+AFB,+Riverside,+OH+45431/@39.7795718,-84.0954049,95m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x8840832fb360e8e5:0x83665be9f601b373?hl=en
Perhaps someone close to ULA could ask if they would like to help save a piece of their space history? Right before every Atlas V launch they always make a speech about the Atlas rocket legacy. Maybe it time to walk the talk... Just sayin'...
Quote from: edkyle99 on 02/17/2015 03:03 amAs for the transport trailers, I've seen a couple within the past decade. One was at the Cape. One was at USSRC and was later reportedly moved to Dayton.Do you know when it was moved? It was still there the last time I was in Huntsville (summer 2009).
I am in touch with the Vandenberg AFB Historical Museum about the Atlas. They are interested but money was the very first issue that came up. They are however, interested in it, which is a start. I'm going to visit the director tomorrow to discuss.
Quote from: Herb Schaltegger on 02/17/2015 12:56 pmQuote from: edkyle99 on 02/17/2015 03:03 amAs for the transport trailers, I've seen a couple within the past decade. One was at the Cape. One was at USSRC and was later reportedly moved to Dayton.Do you know when it was moved? It was still there the last time I was in Huntsville (summer 2009).I believe that it was moved around the time of the Saturn V move, so perhaps it was just relocated to provide space for that work. A search shows images of the Atlas back in place in 2012, if not later, so it seems to still be in Huntsville. - Ed Kyle