ebruce1361
The man with the plan. And some duct tape.
During the heyday of atomic weapons testing in the 1950s, the propagation of the shockwaves from the bomb blast was indicated by refraction of the visible smoke trail from solid fuel rockets launched behind (relative to the camera) the actual blast. For the longest time, I was of the impression that these rockets were Nike Smoke rockets, but it turns out that N.S. was developed in the 60s and the smoke trail produced from the payload (not the motor exhaust plume) was used to study upper atmosphere wind currents.
So, what rockets were used? Was there a standardized design? Has anyone made a flying model of these?
So, what rockets were used? Was there a standardized design? Has anyone made a flying model of these?