Explosion In Midtown Manhattan

Foxnews.com ^ | Dec. 17, 2007

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Hmmmm. Which one used Red Fuming Anhydrous Nitric Acid and Unsymmetric Dimethyl Hydrazine?

[Dan(9698)]

Nitric Acid and Unsymmetric Dimethyl Hydrazine?

That was the Nike Ajax. The UDMH was a percentage of the jet fuel to increase the power.

It had a quart of straight UDMH in the fuel line to act as an igniter when the rocket engine first started.

UDMH and Red fuming nitric acid are some bad stuff.

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Thanks!

[Dan(9698)]

Thanks!

You are welcome. I was in the Army in Germany from 59 to 61.

We had both Ajax and Hercules. The Hercules was newer, larger and had a solid fuel rocket.

[Retired Chemist]

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I suppose that it’s either that or Legionnaire’s disease....