Detailed tour through a NUCLEAR ICBM missile base! (Includes a mock missile launch!)

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Join me in this guided tour of a decommissioned Titan II nuclear ICBM missile silo and command centre in Tucson, Arizona!
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0:00 intro
1:13 security
1:44 aerozine 50 fuel hard stand
2:08 AN/TPS-39 surveillance system
2:30 stage 1 and 2 rocket engines, butterfly lock valve, vernier motor
3:44 oxidiser hard stand
4:29 silo doors
5:18 going down the stairs
6:00 3 tonne blast door
6:40 launch control centre and missile launch process
11:48 silo and Titan II missile
12:09 reentry vehicle
12:28 W-53 thermonuclear warhead

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@JamesD1701 Жыл бұрын

Interesting fact for any Star Trek fans here, This is where they filmed parts of First Contact when they were with the "Phoenix" Warp ship

@garypillischafske1425 5 ай бұрын

I was Quality Control and Evaluation at these sites in 67/68/69. Proud to have helped. Good people with lots of skill. Enjoyed my time there.

@SilverSergeant 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this video. My time as a launch crew member (BMAT) was the very best part of my 20 year career in the USAF. I had the honor of "pulling" 200+ alerts under the hills of north Arkansas 1978-1987. Line Crew BMAT, Training Crew BMAT, Senior Training Crew BMAT, Chief, MPT. What an experience!!!!

@Bbendfender 11 ай бұрын

Former MFT here from McConnell, 1971-75. I pulled over 200 alerts also. Instructor MFT for final year and a half on crew. I got out but wish now that I had stayed in. It was an unforgettable experience for sure.

@jasonduncan69 7 ай бұрын

Did you by chance pull time in the ghost silo outside of searcy?

@thefieldphoneguy8254 5 ай бұрын

Was stationed at LR when they stood the 308th down. They had some INCREDIBLE fast and slow pitch softball teams!!

@thefieldphoneguy8254 5 ай бұрын

Was stationed at LR when they stood the 308th down. They had some INCREDIBLE fast and slow pitch softball teams!!

@PaulStewartAviation Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching everyone! Are you interested in these types of non-aviation videos? Don't worry, I'll also keep doing plane videos too. Please comment below and let me know! Mistake update: I meant to say that the stage 1 rocket motor produces 430,000lbs instead of 43,000 as I incorrectly said. Sorry!

@Piglife101 Жыл бұрын

The nuclear triad is fascinating, although terrifying. Would love more of these types of videos 👍🏼

@soldaat001 Жыл бұрын

Hugely interesting Paul 👍✌️

@eft6753 Жыл бұрын

I loved it

@OldmanGamerYT Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this was really cool!

@CaymanIslandsCatWalks Жыл бұрын

And 1 train video...

@laguy9091 Жыл бұрын

I was here over 10 years ago. It was an interesting trip and still remember it today.

@laguy9091 Жыл бұрын

I remember I pressed the lunch button, and many other lights lit up. Now, the museum put a plastic glass to cover the control panel...hahaha

@johnt.4947 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the memories Paul! I was stationed there from 1977-80 as a missile tech, engine and "handling". My first USAF assignment, then trained to aircraft maintenance. BTW, kudos to your thoroughness for mentioning the Titan 2 being used for the Gemini program.

@budlaumer Жыл бұрын

I worked in the Guidance shop and later Elab on the Titans in Arkansas from 1974-79. Walking with you down the stairway was a memory and thank you for sharing it. Coding on the way in or clearing topside on the way home were always an opportunity for drama and never of the sort that you wanted. At the bottom of those stairs we picked up the phone and only got down to the outer door if we got our codes right. Lots of hard work for young men and women who were not always appreciated by management and it being the 1970s, not always a hit out around the community. Jeff Kennedy and David Livingston and Greg Devlin all paid a huge price one night in Damascus. We did the best we could

@Mike_Malloy 4 ай бұрын

Nice presentation. I was a 308th FACE/RPIE Electrician at LRAFB silos complexes from 1980-1986. Since all the silos were built identical, everything in this video was exactly how I remember it at the 308th. I was in my early 20's back then, an enjoyable experience.

@jamesharrison2570 6 ай бұрын

I spent over 7 years under ground in a Titan II Silo. This was my home site.

@jamesharrison2570 6 ай бұрын

I forgot to add. The missile fuel, a form of hydrazine, has given me leukemia. Knowing that, I would do it again. When I taught Survival for the USAF, I would write on the board a sentence. I told my students, if you can read this sentence, thank your teacher. If you can read it in English, thank the military.

@pepperman2385 Жыл бұрын

When the Docent was going second by second through the launch process, I could actually start to feel my heart racing. I was amazed at just how much tension there was in the room and the looming sense of dread when he said the missile was on its way and there was no way to stop it. I can only imagine the strain those young men must have been under everyday while serving at the silo.

@GM8101PHX 5 ай бұрын

Part of our training serving with Strategic Air Command was to know our job was so very important for the survival of our nation that we knew if the order came we would obey it and launch!! I served with the 92d Security Police Squadron it was routine to hear the klaxon to go off any time of day no matter the weather outside. I became common place, but we knew that the weapons we secured, maintained and manned could eliminate a city!! Our weapons were the B-52G on 15 minute nuclear ground alert!!

@charleslowery789 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your video of the Titan. My father was a Ballistic Missile Analyst Technician (BMAT) on the Titans stationed at Little Rock AFB in Arkansas in the mid 60's. He was one of two enlisted technicians who were part every Missile Combat Crew deployed to the sites. He and his enlisted partner were responsible for maintaining the missile's readiness, refueling the missile when necessary and conducting all other maintenance activities on the missile while it was in the silo. I visited some of the silo's with my father in Arkansas and remember many of the areas you discussed in your video. He retired from the Air force in 1967 as a Quality Assurance Inspector on Titans and was called up when the disaster at Damascus happened to help with the investigation. Keep up the good work of documenting flight !

@PaulStewartAviation Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@arkadyfolkner Жыл бұрын

Working at the Damascus site after the disaster there must have been one sobering experience for your dad, grateful for his service.

@michaelvalencia7234 Жыл бұрын

Umm I wouldn’t have said that at all… but cool story and thank you to your dad

@DarwinWJ74 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelvalencia7234 why?

@michaelvalencia7234 Жыл бұрын

@@DarwinWJ74 he has seen a inside of a silo and has information… just like we don’t have all info on russias shit it’s the same My mom works for the federal government won’t say what agency she is but it’s just something you learn You don’t open your mouth when you know info wether it’s a known info or not

@Zas379 Жыл бұрын

Looking down into the silo and seeing the missile sitting there is absolutely terrifying, it seriously freaked me out.

@GM8101PHX 5 ай бұрын

It is not capable of flight and has a Dummy warhead on it, everything was drained and oil pumped in to make any drop inert!!! If your city was targeted by this missile you would have every reason to be terrified!!! I grew up in Tucson from 1959 to 1972 with these missiles being on alert. My Dad the NCOIC of the supply squadron knew what equipment was in the silos but never talked about because it was Top Secret!!!

@Kj_Gamer2614 Жыл бұрын

I'm still so glad I found this channel a while ago. I love the tours, and love the detailed facts. keep up the great work Paul :)

@OTRABlog Жыл бұрын

I took the tour in september and actually had to turn the launch key as the deputy. The whole visit was incredibly exciting yet also a very frightening experience. Thank you for this video, which sums up the museum nicely!

@michaelohara5703 Жыл бұрын

Paul- the launch crew consisted of two officers & two enlisted people. This site 571-7 was my home site & pulled nearly 250 alert tours while I was a crew member. Great video! Brief and hit the high points of the complex. I think I heard you say the 1980 missile accident was in Kansas. It happened at complex 374-7 in Arkansas… Thank you for sharing

@infinityvideoprod 7 ай бұрын

No, he just pronounced it as R-Kansas, instead of R-Kan-saw

@spazda_mx5 Жыл бұрын

There's a good book called 'Command and Control' by Eric Schlosser that deals with the Arkansas Titan II accident.

@ivo4357 Жыл бұрын

I hope the people working in these bases are allowed to watch Netflix. Can you imagine a more boring job than waiting your entire career to possibly push 1 button?

@Woody2Shoe 5 ай бұрын

They could watch "Threads"!!! Or " The sum of all Fears". Or "The Day After". You get it ..

@carlosvasquez9890 5 ай бұрын

@@Woody2Shoe...but probably Wargames was banned...for not to undermine the line of command. 😂

@cameronsienkiewicz6364 4 ай бұрын

It’s an extremely boring job that pays amazingly well, but a job you wish you never have to actually have to do “the work”

@francisdbrooksjr5025 4 ай бұрын

@@cameronsienkiewicz6364 Not sure where you got your info, but these were not manned by civilians, but by USAF personnel, specially trained, and not highly paid, no haz duty pay or any such thing. We ( I was a PadDad [MMT] at 381st SMW McConnell, '73-'75, boring at times, but ever vigilant, had many friends on the Command and Control Teams (BMATs, etc). There was always books, magazines, TV for entertainment. No special compensation just your salary by rank, which for some of us was about $300 monthly including seperate rations if we lived off base and not in the barracks. It was more stressful arriving at the launch site each day and going through the security checks, than being in the launch duct with that big beautiful bird!

@skovner Жыл бұрын

Great video. And it explains why we moved to solid fuel rockets. They don't need to be refueled, and are hard to iginite, so no accidents. So much 1960's technology. I do have to ask if it has the old military equipment smell. I do think the tunnels remind me of the Stargate SG-1 series.

@roygarciaazborn64 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Tucson where the missile titan museum is located and I can remember when this missile site was active as a small child back in the early seventies.

@Stingray4 Жыл бұрын

I always wondered Why MEsa had tornado or warning sirens. Till I went to the Pima Air & Space Museum and mentioned the titan museum. Now I want to go here to see it.

@GM8101PHX 5 ай бұрын

I lived in Tucson from 1959 to 1972, our sirens always went off at 12 noon all across the city, we never had a real event causing the sirens to be used!!!My Dad was assigned to the 309th Supply Squadron as it's NCOIC, he knew what equipment was used in the silos but never talked about it, that being Top Secret!!@@Stingray4

@gabrielorigega4753 Жыл бұрын

Been here before I appreciate you for showing what arizona offers and the little secrets we have stored around arizona

@michaeldavidson2767 Жыл бұрын

There's a book and documentary called Command and Control that covers the incident in Arkansas. Pretty scary how close central Arkansas was to getting wiped off the map! Cool tour and awesome channel!

@johnt.4947 Жыл бұрын

The systems in place designed to arm and detonate the warhead are such that was never a danger of a nuclear explosion. Some radiation leakage is possible from physical damage to the RV, but the warhead(s) were armed through a series of events that, for instance, included it reentering the atmosphere before detonation could occur.

@stevevisscher1350 Жыл бұрын

I used to live in Arkansas with a retired Titan II Combat Missile Crew Commander and his wife. I remember him telling me the incident at Damascus, AR, wouldn’t have resulted in a nuclear detonation, although there may have been some risk of radiation leaking if the RV had been sufficiently damaged. Interestingly, the missile involved in that mishap at silo 373-7 at Damascus, was the same one that had been installed in silo 373-4 in Searcy, about 30 miles east, which caught fire in 1965.

@SilverSergeant Жыл бұрын

Except that is bogus, Why do people keep repeating this garbage.

@colinstewart1432 Жыл бұрын

Was this the infamous spanner ( wrench ) incident? That one had the Angels worried

@zenunderground Жыл бұрын

Eric Schlosser..same guy who wrote fast food nation

@tazrugby Жыл бұрын

Visted there last year. Was a Communications Tech for that site and the other 17 from 1978 to 1982.

@newflyer6837 Жыл бұрын

I guess there were a lot of systems built into the launch process to avoid an world destroying chain reaction. But it also seemed very simple. I guess it had to be done quickly! Imagine the terror those young officers would have had every time that alarm went off!!

@jfbeam Жыл бұрын

Actually, there's surprisingly little _technology_ preventing a "rogue launch". It was almost entirely down to the the two people down in that hole. If the stories are correct, the code they were later required to install was set to "00000" for a great many years, out of spite. (How dare the POTUS not trust his missile command!)

@Leoluvesadmira Жыл бұрын

There one code for the butterfly valve and it is 16 to the sixth power and you had six tries to enter the code so on the seventh one even if you got it right the missile would commit electronic suicide and the CO would be in trouble

@johnwatson3948 9 ай бұрын

A well done tour video. The museums missile is the training one from Sheppard AFB - it never contained fuel or was in an active silo. And of course they made that cutout in the re-entry nose cone to show there’s no warhead inside. The engines on display outside are from this missile so it has no engines to view when taking the special tour downstairs (now discontinued I’m told).

@Robslondon Жыл бұрын

An astonishingly good video Paul, I was transfixed all the way through. Keep up the fantastic work mate.

@henrycook1474 Жыл бұрын

I want to this museum a couple of months ago and let me just say, it was incredible. I would highly recommend it to anyone nearby One of my favorite museums of all time

@thedudeshaunsa Жыл бұрын

Yet another great video, Paul, and it’s nice to have this in the mix of the others you typically do.

@TheBloodStripeArtist Жыл бұрын

On the opposite side of the first blast door is a beautiful mural/patch of the SAC unit that operated this silo. Has a copper penny on it for the copper mine that this silo sits next to.

@rick5346 Жыл бұрын

Visited last month, kind of chilling to think that there are still functional missile bases such as this up in Northern US. Was a great tour and would recommend to everyone.

@ricelaker Жыл бұрын

I operated a power plant at Vandenberg AFB in 1973-1974 supporting satellite launches when they used TItan IIIB and Titan IIID

@marekeos Жыл бұрын

BTW, forgot to tell you how well done your videos are. Excellent narration, good info, no useless babbling or self aggrandizing and good videography. From an aviation photographer myself, thumbs up and a sub!

@PaulStewartAviation Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I try to be factual and avoid talking about myself too much

@raymondmartin6737 Жыл бұрын

When I was in USAF ROTC Summer training at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, NY in August 1967, after my Junior year in college, my Cadet Flight Commander, a Captain in the USAF, discussed career areas for me and being a Missile Launch Officer, probably as a deputy to a higher ranking officer, such as a Captain or Major, when I would have been a First Lieutenant after training in that Specialty. I did not go into that position, but after I was a Personnel Officer for a couple of years, my Chief of the Consolidated Base Personnel Office, CBPO, was a Major, who had been a Launch Officer, with a Deputy, and he wore the Missileers Badge on his uniform. Captain, USAF, Reserve Retired. 1969-1973.

@staralliancefan1245 Жыл бұрын

Another very interesting video Paul! Yes we're fortunate that the launch procedure never happened for real. I shudder to think what it might have unleashed.

@rogersmith7396 Жыл бұрын

I have seen the missles use early technology with big floppy disks. Probably some vacume tubes.

@arkadyfolkner Жыл бұрын

@@rogersmith7396 Yup, and the memory of those systems were measured in mere kilobytes. Titan II used mylar punch tape to input target information in the guidance computer for it's three possible targets.

@applejacks971 Жыл бұрын

I finally got to visit the Minute Man visitor center in western South Dakota last year. Really interesting stuff! They had the under ground silo tours closed at the time (which were at a different location 2 mile away) but the main center was worth the visit. The silo's are 1/2 mile off the interstate and not even hidden. If you didn't know what the little building and mound of dirt was 'over in that pasture', you'd totally pass it off as an abandoned farm from the 1920's with only a single out building left standing. The movie 'The Day After' still makes me nervous when I watch it.

@chrisbeauchamp5563 Жыл бұрын

This video is cool Paul and fits in with your normal Aircraft ones. I like it

@chrismoody1342 Жыл бұрын

I toured the Rock Ks silo in 73’ as a field trip for and aeronautics class in my high school. I basically saw everything you did except the static displays of warhead, engines and fueling truck in my tour. The details are a bit foggy, after all it’s been 40 years ago. But even as high schooler it was super interesting and a bit ominous. Being a Boomer brings a lot of other memories from the 60’-63’ time period. That’s pretty heady stuff for an early school age student in grades K-3. The whole civil defense bug out shelters on a civilian scale were indeed a real thing. Most ominous of all was the issuance of dog tags incase I was obliterated in a nuclear exchange. After all Wichita was a major target because of a SAC Air Base with a squadron of B-47 and B52 nuclear bombers and ICBM ‘s commands within city limits. Nuclear bombers have been there till the mid-late 90’s. My next door neighbor was a SAC B2 Pilots till the the B2’s moved elsewhere. And then there was the aerospace brain trust and workforce of Boeing Military being there. To think that there were only 4 AFB’s in the whole of the US and Wichita was ringed with 18 of these bad boys all within 30 minute drive. Happy we all made it thru those years. Hope clear minds continue prevail for many many more years.

@davechapman7735 Жыл бұрын

wow that was a blast! the workmanship and tech from that year was incredible, thanks so much for creating the vid to share. Love your work Paul. cheers NZ

@docbrown9018 Жыл бұрын

My favorite ICBM 👍

@halitosis75 Жыл бұрын

Once again a brilliant video. Absolutely fascinating 👏

@davesherman74 Жыл бұрын

Well worth a visit, my wife and I visited earlier this year. She got drafted to turn the missile launch key!

@GM8101PHX 5 ай бұрын

She was either the deputy commander or the commander, I was selected as the commander on my tour!

@Taskforce1 Жыл бұрын

imo one of the coolest parts of american military history - something mysterious. makes me wonder what sorta similar sites we may have set up nowdays.

@Iamthelolrus Жыл бұрын

The last time I was at that museum, they were still shooting scenes for "Star Trek First Contact." After I left, I started wondering what the missle crew do after launch, I didn't remember that being covered. Crack a beer? Walk home? What do you do in an empty silo? Assuming it's not a smoking crater.

@GM8101PHX 5 ай бұрын

They would stay put for 30 days after they launched the missile, then exit through a secondary exit and attempt to make it to the mountains!!!

@davenz000 Жыл бұрын

The book and later documentary "Command and Control" painted a slightly different view of how the Arkansas incident could have panned out.

@Ronaldl2350 Жыл бұрын

I was just there last month. I was the missile commander in the launch simulation. The place is neat.

@youtuuba Жыл бұрын

I think it would have been useful to actually name this museum. Also, it is not located in Tucson. Potential visitors might wish to know where this is when watching this video, so I can add that that it is the "Titan Missile Museum", and is about 25 miles (40km) south of Tucson, just off of I-19 in Green Valley, Arizona.

@scottdrums2128 Жыл бұрын

There is a Titan 2 display also at Evergreen aviation and space museum in McMinnville, Oregon. They run a simulated launch there as well. Crazy scary stuff.

@qwaszxpolkmncvb Жыл бұрын

I've had random people argue there were no silos in Arizona. I'm the type of person who assumes they were everywhere at some point. Aside from the weapon itself they seem like the least complicated "hidden" defense system we could install. I'm glad I watched this. I lived in AZ for a decade and seen a lot of interesting places but had no idea that place was there. Looks like a great excuse for a visit.

@GM8101PHX 5 ай бұрын

18 of the Titan II missiles surrounded Tucson from 1962 to about 1983 all of them on alert!!!

@mcds54 Жыл бұрын

I did the tour and placed my hand on the key.. awesome... and terrifying. The launch doors are permanently fixed at half open so Russian satellites can verify that it's no longer a threat. The missile is huge!

@AC_702 Жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to visit one of those, since my home state of Nevada was the country's nuclear testing ground. Sobering to see one, and excellent video, as always!

@applejacks971 Жыл бұрын

A video showing how these installations were actually built and wired would be epic. Most of those types just show things being put together. I'd like to know how they figured out which wire goes to what connector...and how they connected the missile stuff to the launch control panel. I guess hook the red wire to + and the black wire to - :) Imagine going top side to wire the door to the underground panel and forgetting your light tester lol! 😳🤨😑

@sparc77 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done. I would mention that by the time I worked at the sites in Kansas, they propellant was only changed out every few years. Both the commander and the deputy were commissioned officers which generally meant they graduated from college. I would put the ages closer to 25 to 30.

@Rheilffordd Жыл бұрын

I greatly enjoy your aircraft tour videos, this one however is absolutely next level and I greatly enjoyed this one more! I'm not even a Military fiend yet I found it interesting. So thanks!

@mikesolomon5584 Жыл бұрын

We were just there a couple weeks ago and had the same guide. It's a great tour. Thanks for the video.

@TAllyn-qr3io Жыл бұрын

I am a Navy veteran and retired Army. While in the Navy, in the 80’s, as a sonar technician, was stationed aboard d DDG. We had ASROC’s and Nuclear missiles. I was part of the Nuclear Weapons Handling Team. Also on the 2-man rule team for the missile house. The biggest responsibility of all of this was being in the PRP. Personal Reliability Program. Which was pretty close to what the two members in the missile silo’s were part of. Extreme confidence was placed on us and we had to be morally sound, no psych issues and no chemical dependence.

@GM8101PHX 5 ай бұрын

This also counted for Security Police both missile and bombers, if you suspected someone of having issues you reported it to your flight chief as soon as possible!!! As a Security Police supervisor I could relieve an airman of duty if I noticed problems or they were reported to me.

@markclark1654 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video! Your explanations were excellent, and I enjoyed it. In answer to some questions, we were never terrified about messages, as we quickly determined that it was a test. We weren't bored, lots to do and we kept busy and had fun too. Major Mark Clark, Senior DMCCC at MCAFB and LRAFB, 1984-1987.

@arkadyfolkner Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service, Major Clark!

@allezvenga7617 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your sharing

@dvanerdivkanade Жыл бұрын

Trully great format of videos! Appreciate the hard work! Thank you

@picardbs Жыл бұрын

Fascinating

@DeepWebDiary Жыл бұрын

Good to see ya again Paul.

@chiefcrash1 2 ай бұрын

If you're a ham radio operator, there's also a giant discone antenna at the site that you can use after checking in with the museum staff

@pi.actual 5 ай бұрын

We took the tour last summer. You forgot to tell what they were to do after launching the missile. They were to wait for orders and if no orders came after 30 days and they were still alive they would leave the facility through an escape tunnel and attempt to reach a rendezvous point in the nearby mountains. Pretty spooky stuff.

@PaulStewartAviation 5 ай бұрын

I didnt remember that. Yes sobering!

@mischief33 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting tour Paul. Thank you .

@emilysmith3446 Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic tour of the signt, im making a game based of the missile explosion in Damascus and this video is a fantastic reference, thank you for this

@kbanghart 6 ай бұрын

How's the game coming along?

@nolanshockley7674 Жыл бұрын

Great vid Paul! If you get a chance, check out the Quebec-01 site in Chugwater, Wyoming. No silo, but they’ve got the Missile Alert Facility, Launch Capsule, and service area. Quick tour, but it’s in great condition.

@oldcarnocar Жыл бұрын

hey thanks! i gotta go see that

@arkadyfolkner Жыл бұрын

On my bucket list as well, probably the only site left that is configured for the Peacekeeper (aka the MX) ICBM system

@simonr8323 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, very interesting 👍

@marceloccarmello7978 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing.

@OldmanGamerYT Жыл бұрын

Great walkthrough! I really enjoyed this video! I hope to make it to the Titan Missile Museum one day. Thanks for sharing!

@rogersmith7396 Жыл бұрын

I like the numerous watch for rattlesnakes signs. Yikes!

@charlesachurch7265 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating presentation thanks xxx. Scary stuff!

@CaymanIslandsCatWalks Жыл бұрын

Yeaaahhhh my man! Was waiting on next upload.

@That_Stealth_Guy Жыл бұрын

Great job on this one Paul.

@desert-walker Жыл бұрын

Been there done that a few times also got to turn the key😊

@10splitter 11 ай бұрын

That's why the technicians who work in the missile silos now have all their tools connected by a lanyard to their work belts.

@ashleystyles6888 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for the upload.

@maxdamage1983 Жыл бұрын

One note on the fuel valve-code. For a long time after the code for the fuel was implemented, the correct code was "00000000" as SAC had some major trust issues...

@mrsmith4662 Жыл бұрын

What a construction.

@admiralbeez8143 9 ай бұрын

9:30 Sir, we are at launch, turn your key! Captain Jerry Lawson : I'm sorry. 1st Lieutenant Steve Phelps : [cocks his sidearm] Turn your key, sir!

@jpdive8664 Жыл бұрын

Very very cool. Thank you for sharing this

@Stllno Жыл бұрын

Very informative, thx for posting!

@PaulStewartAviation Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@ChrisSlack Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour. Well done.

@kanzeon7729 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour!

@themastrofall Жыл бұрын

Saw the mountains in the background and new it was Arizona instantly, hope you enjoyed the views and weather during your time here!

@GM8101PHX 5 ай бұрын

Those to the north are the Santa Catalina Mountains, closer by and to the east are the Santa Rita Mountains!!!

@DexterSkelter Жыл бұрын

Soooo Cool!!! 😃

@jamieshardlow1486 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. I've recently re-read Eric Schlosser's Command And Control of which a large part covers the accident you refer to. So it's nice to be able to put some visuals to the descriptions. Thanks!

@maximusbavarius 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for upload, !

@ivo4357 Жыл бұрын

cozy, but I wonder where they put the Christmas tree. No serious, very interesting video.

@jooei2810 Жыл бұрын

Now is a good time to say that I really like your channel, just the other day was the first time I saw your content and was instantly hooked! Thanks!

@PaulStewartAviation Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Im glad to hear you enjoy the videos

@markwng Жыл бұрын

Interesting subject

@horrgakx Жыл бұрын

A sobering reminder of things in the shadows which would completely destroy our planet.

@Uberaroundtheworld530 Жыл бұрын

The most clever way for us to have a fully functioning ICBM hidden in plain sight ;) “it’s a moo-seum”

@utubecorporatetroll Жыл бұрын

Great to see an up to date video on this

@cmcb7230 Жыл бұрын

Terrifyingly scary yet so interesting

@bits2646 Жыл бұрын

I'd be happy even with the stage 2 engine strapped to my car :DDD

@mcd3379 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating! Excellent video - thank you!

@PaulStewartAviation Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@CNC295 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for what you do.

@michaelgrey7854 Жыл бұрын

There is even an old Titan base that has been converted into a B&B that would be cool to stay in!

@arkadyfolkner Жыл бұрын

Vilonia, Arkansas - the Titan Ranch ;) I so want to go stay there.

@arkadyfolkner Жыл бұрын

Great video! Yes, it is sobering what this missile could do. On a ground burst it blasts a crater some 500 feet deep and a mile in diameter (apparently this silo was always aimed at it's Target Two and set for ground burst.) But an airburst, it obliterates some 900 square miles, and any city it detonated over would be instantly obliterated as well.

@alphaadhito Жыл бұрын

What a great tour. But I still wonder that while there is a lot of explanation of what the crew do *before* or during the rocket launch, I wonder what would they do *after* the launch. Can't imagine what would go through their minds

@rogersmith7396 Жыл бұрын

In the "Day After" they just spilt as fast as possible. I know I have seen another missle base tour in the Dakotas or Montana. Shows the base command center.

@jamestamu83 Жыл бұрын

Every American ICBM launch pad was targeted by a corresponding Russian ICBM. The crew likely wouldn't have survived the counterstrike. Their best chance of survival was to sit tight in the underground bunker and hope the incoming Russian missile missed, which was unlikely. I lived in central Arkansas in them 1970's, and there were numerous Titan silos within just a short drive of our home. You could easily spot them after awhile by the blue government silo identification road sign, the tall communications tower, and the fencing. They were all set back from the main road by only about 1/4-mile.

@arkadyfolkner Жыл бұрын

@@jamestamu83 Soviet ICBMs were not terribly accurate, but they were carrying warheads even larger than the W53 at around like 20 megatons or so, put a bigger boom to compensate for it i suppose.

@Leoluvesadmira Жыл бұрын

Wait for further orders

@lidarman2 Жыл бұрын

"Turn your key Sir!" Great tour. Thanks.

@PaulStewartAviation Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@soaringoversnow Жыл бұрын

Excellent summary! I live within driving distance. I live within driving distance and routinely take visitors there. The quality of tour guides has diminished significantly since Covid and they started using staff from Pima Air and Space for tours. Looks and sounds like you might've gotten a retired missileer as a tour guide and you did an excellent job relaying the story.