"Barnes-Wallis-Heyday-Rocket-Torpedo" Topic
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Tango01  | 07 Nov 2019 10:16 p.m. PST |
"British scientist, engineer and inventor Sir Barnes Neville Wallis CBE is best remembered for inventing the bouncing bomb which was used by the Royal Air Force in the Dambusters raid (Operation Chastise). He worked on a wide range of projects however, including hydrodynamics. Among his lesser known, yet particularly interesting, experiments was the Heyday rocket torpedo…."
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| Lion in the Stars | 09 Nov 2019 1:32 p.m. PST |
Good thing that was a test-only item… High-test Peroxide is not friendly stuff, and an accident with a HTP-fueled torpedo is what killed the Kursk! |
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