I drove by it yesterday and wondered about the weird bowling pin shape.

  • vatlark@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    That cone is the tip of a missile. After they built the silo they extended the range of the ballistic missile so its about 50 ft taller than the original design.

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      1 month ago

      50ft seems a pretty pathetic increase in range. They should have made the effort to make it pointy instead.

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        1 month ago

        Aladeen, I assure you the current design has absolutely no effect on the aerodynamics of the system