Ohiostiva 2009

[Pu241]

"Where do you flight test a nuclear reactor?"

Baghdad or Kabul come to mind!

[sam.1956]

^^^ He said, "FLIGHT TEST", not "DESTRUCTIVE CRASH TEST"!!!!
LOL!

[Pu241]

^^^ He said, "FLIGHT TEST", not "DESTRUCTIVE CRASH TEST"!!!!
LOL!

You don't think I'd waste a valuable piece of hardware do you!
Flight test:
Takeoff in Baghdad fly around more or less inside the countries boundaries.
Then go ballistic.
Cross the boarder into Iran with a planned pull-out of the ballistic trajectory over Tehran.
Make a couple of low level high speed runs over Tehran.
Then a couple passes over suspected nuclear facilities.
Then quick sprint into Afghanistan where you do a few circuits of the country.
Then make a few low speed passes over Kabul before actually landing!

[FB71]

^^^ He said, "FLIGHT TEST", not "DESTRUCTIVE CRASH TEST"!!!!
LOL!

Sam, did you read either of those two articles?!

To quote Merkle;
"Pluto's namesake was Roman mythology's ruler of the underworld -- seemingly an apt inspiration for a locomotive-size missile that would travel at near-treetop level at three times the speed of sound, tossing out hydrogen bombs as it roared overhead. Pluto's designers calculated that its shock wave alone might kill people on the ground. Then there was the problem of fallout. In addition to gamma and neutron radiation from the unshielded reactor, Pluto's nuclear ramjet would spew fission fragments out in its exhaust as it flew by. (One enterprising weaponeer had a plan to turn an obvious peace-time liability into a wartime asset: he suggested flying the radioactive rocket back and forth over the Soviet Union after it had dropped its bombs.)"

It wouldn't have to crash to wreak total havok!!!

[sam.1956]

By the 8 blue arms of Vishnu, Jim, you know I can't read! I just like to watch fissionable things go past critical mass!

(I'm trying to convince iRobot that they need to have a low-yield thermonuclear option for the ROOMBA... call it... call it the, uhhh.... "BOOMBA"...)

[Pu241]

By the 8 blue arms of Vishnu, Jim, you know I can't read! I just like to watch fissionable things go past critical mass!

Better if they achieve super critical mass!
Bigger boom.

(I'm trying to convince iRobot that they need to have a low-yield thermonuclear option for the ROOMBA... call it... call it the, uhhh.... "BOOMBA"...)

Low yield thermo nuke very hard to make small enough to fit on ROOMBA.
But, a 155mm artillery shell has been used to house a standard fission warhead;
weight unknown.
Back pack nuke was reported to weigh 40 lbs.

[91blufestiva]

I thought this thread was supposed to be about ohiostiva.

[Pu241]

We diverge somewhat sometimes!
But I don't see too many complaints.
Feel free to bring us back on topic.
You going to make to Ohiostiva?

[91blufestiva]

I might, I hope, maybe, I can't really plan yet until I get my license, and if my parents would let me make that long haul.

[Pu241]

OK, so we'll count you when we see you!

[Gomez]

OK, door panels are done, Center dash is midway, and a-pillars are next. Looks like my car is on its way to being done in time for the meet.

[Pu241]

Looks like my car is on its way to being done in time for the meet.

We said many time before we don't care if its finished, just be there, or we will pick you up on the way and drop you off on the way back!

[91blufestiva]

If I were to come it would either be in this car:

or this car!!

[Pu241]

^^^Not a problem, I can use parts off of either one.

[91blufestiva]

^^^Not a problem, I can use parts off of either one.

LOL!!! I would like to get more parts for each, not get rid of them!