I always thought those spark thrower things that fire off right before the mains do was to mitigate to risk of explosion by igniting any flammable gas that accumulated under the shuttle. Or something
Sorry, but I have no intention to support a channel which gives so little accurate information (basically the 120ms ignition timing and concerns of vibration and imbalance), while showing so much inaccuracies (illustration of 32 engines, and saying 29 engines repeatedly, while there are actually 33 with 20 in the outer ring, 10 [not 9 as illustrated] in the middle, and 3 in the center).
Same. For a second I thought maybe there were 4 center engines that were excluded bcuz they don't gimbal or something like that, but there are only 3 central engines, so...
Picky commenters please note: Original Booster was made with 29 Raptor engines (20 + 8 + 1) as seen in official engine-gimbaling video. The booster used in April 2023 launch was the first one with 33 engines.
It's not a matter of starting them (by the way your video is no reveal of what is by now common knowledge). When these 33 guys start, if someone is within five miles of the launch pad, they should run---definitely run! I am not a SpaceX fanboy, thus not inspired to buy your probably unauthorized (C) SpaceX products.
You mean at 3:55 of the video? You are right, the sparks are there to flash off excess hydrogen that may accumulate in the environment prior to ignition, avoiding a potential external detonation.
I always thought those spark thrower things that fire off right before the mains do was to mitigate to risk of explosion by igniting any flammable gas that accumulated under the shuttle. Or something
Sorry, but I have no intention to support a channel which gives so little accurate information (basically the 120ms ignition timing and concerns of vibration and imbalance), while showing so much inaccuracies (illustration of 32 engines, and saying 29 engines repeatedly, while there are actually 33 with 20 in the outer ring, 10 [not 9 as illustrated] in the middle, and 3 in the center).
This was a nice explanation video..... for an 8 year old.
The booster has 33 engines. What 29 are you referring to?
I was wondering the same exact thing. Glad to see I wasn't loosing my mind.
Yeah it's almost as if it was written by a language model and read by a computer voice with no care for the details...
Same. For a second I thought maybe there were 4 center engines that were excluded bcuz they don't gimbal or something like that, but there are only 3 central engines, so...
Hack job of a video
Picky commenters please note: Original Booster was made with 29 Raptor engines (20 + 8 + 1) as seen in official engine-gimbaling video. The booster used in April 2023 launch was the first one with 33 engines.
I wish the background music was not there.
29??? 33 engines, or so I counted.
Spark ignitors???!!... They are there for safety not for ignition....
You shouldn't look at the details too much... Especially since it's an AI voice and almost certainly written by a certain AI model...
The more of this content that gets made, the more bullsh17 is on the Internet.
Ban trash AI generated channels. Everything in this video is incorrect.
33 engines, not 29.
Its 33 engines you bot.
It's not a matter of starting them (by the way your video is no reveal of what is by now common knowledge).
When these 33 guys start, if someone is within five miles of the launch pad, they should run---definitely run!
I am not a SpaceX fanboy, thus not inspired to buy your probably unauthorized (C) SpaceX products.
Huh? 29? Either I don't understand something or we have a credibility issue here.
You’re a few engines short bud
What a load of AI generated codswallop 😒
so that's why it sounds so empty!
5:35 these are not igniters.
You mean at 3:55 of the video? You are right, the sparks are there to flash off excess hydrogen that may accumulate in the environment prior to ignition, avoiding a potential external detonation.
@@DavidCaissy yep, my mistake. 3:55 of course.
Bit. Indeed 33 and sparks @ engine startup aren't there for fuel ignition. Another AI generated clip....
Leave out the music ffs. You ruined the vid with it. Best talk in tons of thrust .
An Engineering Channel that uses Fantasy Units? Come on man, you can do better....
terrible background music
bro you need to work on your half knowledge