Titan Missile Silo Tour

Toured a Titan II missile silo near Tucson today.  Very interesting and good tour. Well worth seeing.

 9 mega ton war head.  9 mega tons of dynamite would fill a enough box cars to make a 1200 mile long train!

 Door pins for the main door into the complex

 Lights and all major equipment is mounted on springs to allow movement in case of a near miss.

 Springs in the cylinders and longer wires allow for movement

 Looking toward the missile.

 Looking toward the control room.

 The control room

 Launch console. 58 seconds from receiving the command until the missile is away.

 The whole launch room is mounted on springs.  Moves up and down 15 inches and back and forth 11 inches.

 Suits for the fuelers to wear.

 Walkway is mounted on springs too.

 Blast door to the missile area.

 Looking up at the war head of the missile from level 3

 Blast doors.

 Looking at the silo doors

 Radar surveillance units

 Main engines

 Second stage engines

 Silo door.

 Old system for telling the missile exactly where it is so the guidance system can calibrate.