Cold Fussion
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It's a pilot landing in rough seas, nothing more.
On the side of the plane? I guess. :?
Originally designated C-135B-II, project name Lisa Ann, the RC-135E Rivet Amber was a one-of-a-kind aircraft equipped with a large Hughes Aircraft phased-array radar system. Originally delivered as a C-135B, 62-4137 operated from Shemya Air Force Station, Alaska. Its operations were performed in concert with the RC-135S Rivet Ball aircraft (see below). The radar system alone weighed over 35,000 pounds and cost over USD$35 million (1960 dollars), making Rivet Amber both the heaviest C-135-derivative aircraft flying and the most expensive Air Force aircraft for its time. The radiation generated by the radar was sufficient to be a health hazard to the crew, and both ends of the radar compartment were shielded by thick lead bulkheads. This prevented the forward and aft crew areas from having direct contact after boarding the aircraft. The system could track an object the size of a soccer ball from a distance of 300 miles (480 km), and its mission was to monitor Soviet ballistic missile testing in the reentry phase. The power requirement for the phased array radar was enormous, necessitating an additional power supply. This took the form of a podded General Electric J-85 turbojet engine in a pod under the left inboard wing section, driving a generator dedicated to mission equipment. On the opposite wing in the same location was a podded heat exchanger to permit cooling of the massive electronic components onboard the aircraft. This configuration has led to the mistaken impression that the aircraft had six engines. On June 5, 1969, Rivet Amber was lost on a ferry flight from Shemya to Eielson, and no trace of the aircraft or its crew was ever found.
I wish my camera recorded sound too, because 45 seconds after launch, the wave of sound and power hit us like a freight train. Was certainly a humbling experience...
Would probably be pointless to record that with a built-in camera mic :lol: I sense lots of distorted noise.
You might be surprised. I recorded a really loud Foo Fighters concert on my iPhone and the audio turned out perfect: http://www.viper007bond.com/2011/03/17/foo-fighters-live-in-austin-for-sxswi-2011/
Okay, so a rocket is a bit louder than a concert but still.... :lol:
Example of a video of a 747 passing overhead recorded on my phone. The sounds becomes totally distorted (and this is during the approach, with the engines nowhere near full power).
Would probably be pointless to record that with a built-in camera mic :lol: I sense lots of distorted noise.
BEA Website said:A330-203, registered F-GZCP
16 May 2011 briefing
Following operations to open, extract, clean and dry the memory cards from the flight recorders, BEA Safety Investigators were able to download the data over the weekend.
These operations were filmed and recorded in their entirety. This was done in the presence of two German investigators from BFU, an American investigator from NTSB, two British investigators from AAIB and two Brazilian investigators from CENIPA, as well as an officer from the French judicial police and a court expert.
These downloads gathered all of the data from the Flight Data recorder (FDR), as well as the whole recording of the last two hours of the flight from the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR).
In the framework of the safety investigation directed by the BEA, all of this data will now be subjected to detailed in-depth analysis.
This work will take several weeks, after which a further interim report will be written and then published during the summer.
Took these this morning:
Beautiful shots! How far were you from the launch site, and what lens?