SPACE ROCKET FINDS USE IN EMERGENCY WORK

A SPECIALLY DESIGNED ROCKET MOTOR, ORIGINALLY USED TO PROPEL SPACE VEHICLES, IS NOW BEING USED IN EMERGENCY RESCUE WORK HERE ON EARTH. THE ROCKET MOTOR, WHEN HELD NOZZLE END FORWARD, BECOMES A METAL CUTTING TORCH CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FLAME TEMPERATURE OF MORE THAN 5,000 DEGREES. THE UNIT WAS RECENTLY DEMONSTRATED IN A SIMULATED ACCIDENT TO ILLUSTRATE HOW QUICKLY THE HANDHELD TORCH COULD CUT AUTO WRECKAGE AWAY FROM A TRAPPED DRIVER. SOME 24,000 VICTIMS IN THE PAST TEN YEARS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BE EXTRACATED QUICKLY ENGOUGH FROM THEIR MANGLED VEHICLES. THE HYBRID TORCH IS 17 1/2 " LONG, 2 1/2" IN DIAMETER, AND WEIGHTS 6 3/4 LB. IT HAS NO EXTERNAL HOSES OR FUEL TANKS AND THE OPERATOR ONLY HAS TO PULL A RNG-ACTUATED IGNITER IN THE NOSE OF THE TOOL FOR IT TO BURST INTO ACTION. /FO/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/23150828
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 67, No 1, P 7, 1 PHOT
• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Fleet Owner
  • Publisher: Primedia Business Magazines & Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1070-194X
  • Serial URL: http://www.fleetowner.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Torches
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226195
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 1972 12:00AM