And boom goes the N-1... some kilotons of it, like a goddam nuclear bomb !
Quote from: Archibald on 02/21/2014 05:18 pmAnd boom goes the N-1... some kilotons of it, like a goddam nuclear bomb !About 0.5 kilotons
I always got a kick out of those latticework interstages when I was a kid. I'll have to see if my mom still has that Soyuz drawing I made when I was eight stashed somewhere.
Quote from: Dmitry_V_home on 02/24/2014 04:55 pmQuote from: Archibald on 02/21/2014 05:18 pmAnd boom goes the N-1... some kilotons of it, like a goddam nuclear bomb !About 0.5 kilotonsThe never wrong wiki says: 6.93 ktOn 3 July 1969, an N1 rocket in the Soviet Union exploded on the launch pad, after a loose bolt was ingested into a fuel pump. The entire rocket contained about 680,000 kg (680 t) of kerosene and 1,780,000 kg (1,780 t) of liquid oxygen.[27] Using a standard energy release of 43 MJ/kg of kerosene gives about 29 TJ for the energy of the explosion (about 6.93 kt TNT equivalent).
On 3 July 1969, an N1 rocket in the Soviet Union exploded on the launch pad, after a loose bolt was ingested into a fuel pump.
Well didn't calculate. but if the N1 weighed about 3 kt. Then kerolox should have more than double the explosive power of TNT in order for that statement to be true. Doesn't seem very likely since I don't recall any bombs using kerolox as explosive.
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There is indeed accurate information about this 5L explosion. (The data comes from the NASIC boys.)There is declassified documentation that talks to the power of the explosion of the N-1, and it is not 6 kilotons, or anywhere near it. The NASIC report (title redacted, but issued 30 November 1971) has a table that talks to this 5L event, and it states unequivocally: "1.2 kt explosion measured."
I wish to begin by saying that the 6 kiloton figure is wholly incorrect.I would like people to engage and do their "due diligence," and not depend on wikipedia for anything accurate. There is historical research published about the Soviet space program, and one has to go looking for it.I hereby provide a pathway to help answer this question under discussion in this thread about 5L.There is indeed accurate information about this 5L explosion. (The data comes from the NASIC boys.)There is declassified documentation that talks to the power of the explosion of the N-1, and it is not 6 kilotons, or anywhere near it. The NASIC report (title redacted, but issued 30 November 1971) has a table that talks to this 5L event, and it states unequivocally: "1.2 kt explosion measured." Additionally, the table has measurements for: "Explosion on Pad"; "Low Velocity Fallback"; and "High Velocity Fallback."This table is reproduced in full in an article that appeared in the BIS (UK) periodical "Space Chronicle," appearing in the Autumn 2012 issue. Here is the complete bibliograpihc citation:The Ghosts of Tyuratam: Wright-Patterson, the “SL-X,” and What the US Intelligence Community Knew During the Moon Race. Space Chronicle 65 (JBIS Supplement 2): 71-90, 2012.