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Where did Barnes Wallis get the idea for the bouncing bomb?
Never thought about it before, but I imagine that Wallis was inspired by the pastime of skipping stones across the water, and he expounded on the principle.
Who designed the bouncing bomb?
Barnes Wallis had the idea that if the water supply to the Rhur industrial area could be critically reduced then it would impact on Germanys ability to produce war materiel. If several dams could be breached then the water supply could be affected greatly. The problem to be overcome was to deliver bombs of sufficient explosive power to have an effect on a dam, a structure designed to withstand great pressure itself, holding back many, many tons of water. Therefore the explosives needed to be delivered from a horizontal rather than vertical angle, and would need to explode near the dam underwater. The water pressure itself would aid the explosive power the bomb delivered. Many experiments were attempted. Mutt Summers was the name of the chief test pilot & at first it looked unlikely that such a means of delivery could be found to work. Eventually it became apparrent that the bomb would need to be delivered from very low altitude and would need to be spun in flight to achieve a bounce off the surface of the water to approach the dam wall, the bomb would then sink & detonate close to the wall and the pressure might effect a breach. Because of the nature of the targets, in steep valleys, the attack would need pinpoint accuracy, at night, requiring a very high standard of navigation & accurate flying. A special squadron was formed, 617 Squadron, to be led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson. They practiced night & day over Scotland & Wales, flying low over water. No one was told of the taget details. 3 dams were targetted, the Mohne, the Eder & the Sorpe. The Mohne & the Eder were breached, there was but minor damage to the Sorpe. But there was great loss of life of the aircrews in the attack. Gibson was awarded the VC, he was surpassed perhaps only by Leonard Cheshire VC as Britains finest pilot in WW2, they flew Avro Lancasters. Barnes Wallis was appalled at the loss of so many brave men. The Squadron Motto of 617 Sqn is 'Apre Moi le Deluge': After Me the Flood.
Was the nuclear bomb the baby bomb?
I have no idea what you are talking about, so I couldn't possibly even guess at an answer.
What idea of mutually assured destruction?
If you bomb us we'll bomb you so nobody wins
Which country developed the atomic bomb?
We developed the first working atomic bomb but, GER. made up the idea.
Why did the atomic bomb go obsolete?
What gave you that idea? It isn't obsolete in any way. In fact every Hydrogen bomb contains an Atomic bomb as its primary stage.
Your 2002 jeep wrangler is having bouncing uncontrollably whenever you go over 50 mph Anyone have any idea what could be wrong?
Bouncing is a sign of an out of balance wheel, or broken radial belt, or bent wheel.
Why are cockroaches so resilient?
No Idea! But I heard they can survive an atomic bomb.
Who was a help in the atomic bomb project?
well, the atomic bomb research was done by Robert oppenheimer. the original creation or idea was from albert Einstein
Who thought of the idea to bomb japan hiroshima?
The president was Harry S. Truman
6th grade science projects?
A great idea would be to do your project on frection- for example bouncing a ball on different surfaces. Another idea is to do space and different planets if to live on it. What would you not have that you do on earth.
Should you bomb Iraq with nuclear weapons?
I do not have the power to bomb anything or anyone. As for whether anyone should use nuclear weapons, I am fervently opposed to that idea.
