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Originally Posted by Moogs
It's a cool idea / set of pictures but one doubts there would be anything near the amount of time necessary for:
a) someone to realize there is an impending disaster not able to be averted
b) have enough time to warn people and
c) the personnel having enough time to get out of the capsule, down the elevator, down the chute, etc.
OTOH if they thought a bomb was going to drop on Cape Canaveral and had a few minutes, this is a great idea.  |
I don't think this was setup when the vehicle is about to be lit off. But when the Saturn V is being/finished fueled up, there is some kind of spark close to the umbilical cords that fuel the Saturn V that sets kerosene, etc on fire. There would be some time before the fire eats away at the metal and get itself into the tanks to set the Saturn V off, but I doubt enough time for personal to get into their vehicles and get 3 miles away from the pad. Also not aware of any heavy duty fire suppression system setup near these fueling lines that could suppress the fire.