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Location DB > United States > Arizona > Tucson > Titan II Missile Silo > Decsending into the Darkness > P5230022.JPG 12 / 25   P5230022.JPG Description tightly shut, might try and open it on the next trip. Controls Return to Main Location Page Return to Gallery Overview Edit this Gallery Edit this Picture Un-Subscribe this Picture Comments Posted by Samurai 7/2/2009 4:49 PM | remove   wasn't there something like 8 tons of sand on the other side of the emergency escape hatches? Or was that just an Atlas silo feature? Posted by Snarg 7/6/2009 3:34 PM | remove   Minuteman III sites also have the sand feature. I talked to a missile crew guy a while ago and he said the funny thing about the sand is, the sand has more volume then the capsule can contain... Posted by Jonno23 10/17/2010 9:56 AM | remove   It is stored inter-dimentionally Posted by IDChris 10/20/2010 6:23 PM | remove   The Titan I's had a sand-filled escape hatch. From what I heard, the ceiling hatch was remotely opened, allowing the sand to pile at the bottom, which would allow the crew to climb the pile of sand to reach the ladder. Seems like that would have to be a huge load of sand, or maybe it was done with another ladder. Posted by elkhart007 11/18/2010 10:58 PM | remove   This hatch has 2 indicator switches to show that it's open. If you'd like to add a comment, please login or register. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 375 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 740717816 pages have been generated.