Atomic Submarine Engine Testing Sphere Cutaway, 1952

This cutaway, drawn by Rolf Klep in 1952, is of a $2 million, 225 foot diameter steel hull built in Schenectady, NY. Essentially, it was a spherical proving ground for an atomic engine that would be installed in a submarine.  GE scientists would have: Built the engine. Encased that engine in a section of submarine… Continue reading Atomic Submarine Engine Testing Sphere Cutaway, 1952

Titan Missile Underground Launch Complex Cutaway

The Titan II Missile Underground Launch Complex (Large Image) is classic Cold War-era cutaway stuff.  At the Titan Missile Museum in Arizona, you can tour the entire facility.  As their brochure states: The Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) was the first liquid propellant missile that could be launched from underground. Equipped with a nine-megaton… Continue reading Titan Missile Underground Launch Complex Cutaway