Talk:Tiny Tim (rocket)

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This Page Should Be Deleted[edit]

This Page Should Be Deleted, There's No Tiny Tim, other than the one in A Christmas Carol! Really! So This Should Be Deleted! 67.167.13.117 (talk) 17:21, 14 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shut your mouth!--172.190.128.79 (talk) 21:36, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What he said! The Legacy (talk) 17:29, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speed of the Tiny Tim[edit]

One question: is the speed of 550mph calculated from speed 0? Does that mean that I can add the speed of the carrier plane to this 550mph, so let's say: a Hellcat is flying with 300mph, what is the speed of the TT when dropping? 550mph or (in theory) 850mph? Peettriple (talk) 12:50, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Answer; Yes, the "All Burnt" speed was 245 M/S, 882Km/H, or 548 MPH, would be added to the speed of the launching plane. The typical, or preferred profile was a 30 degree dive at 350 MPH. The rocket was dropped and ignited when a lanyard reached the end of it's free play. The rocket burned for less than ~2 seconds and had an effective range of about 1,500 yards, not meters as has often been published. However, there was no safety limit on the fuse and it could be fired from much longer ranges Vs larger targets like cruisers and aircraft carriers by experienced pilots. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neoconshooter (talk • contribs) 17:23, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

BUT the speed of the rocket is surely not CALCULATED, but measured from ground! As you even state, the ""All burnt" speed was 245 m/s", which is at the end of the range of the rocket and not when launched from the airplane. And "an effective range of ABOUT 1,500 yards, not meters", what is the difference between "meters" and "yards"? 10% respectively 9%??? As it is ABOUT or AROUND 1,500 yards one can ignore whether it is metres or yards! How was this effective range found, by measurement or calculation? So just simply adding the two speeds is not correct in detail. (especially when the aircract dives in a 30° angle...is the speed of 350mph measured above ground or the real speed of the aircraft at the time it dives at an angle of 30°?) 80.151.9.187 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 10:21, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wow![edit]

I'm impressed at how the wiki community picked this up this article and ran off with it! I'm glad I created this article, as I can see it being referenced in other places. Thanks everyone! The Legacy (talk) 17:29, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wow... I had no idea I would happen to reopen this article on the literal 14th anniversary of me creating this article. I'm super impressed to see how far it's come since then. Thanks everyone! And this is why I love Wikipedia. :) The Legacy (talk) 23:10, 11 November 2022 (Eastern Standard Time)

warhead weight[edit]

"Warhead weight" is commonly not just the explosive content, but the entire payload / warhead. In this case this should be nearly 500 lbs (AFAIK a nominally 500 lbs SAP or AP bomb minus its relatively lightweight tail assembly).