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
Tag: Military Structures
Cutaway drawings of structures related to military use.
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