Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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things where both Gus and John and Jim and Ed said,
"Man, that thing really went out there with this
horrendous bang," and I was really spring loaded.
I
was waiting for a 16 inch gun to go off in my ear,
and, therefore, there was no doubt that it fired ,
and there was no doubt that it left, but I didn ' t
think it was that loud-- but then again, I think,
it's what you're anticipating, and they had both
said that they got quite a--
I think there again, you and I were keyed up to i t
being a tremendous explosion--when it went off--
But there ' s no doubt about it that it is loud - ­
There is no doubt about it--it's loud and it really
gives you an acceleration--a delta acceleration.
I actually heard SEP ELEC and SEP OAMS lines squibs
and I don' t know whether you want to say whether we felt
them or heard them fire, but we could hear a definite
"kerplunk, kerplunk" back there when you push both
of them--not loud--
Just like the trainer.
I think the trainer is very
realistic of those sounds.
Yes, the trainer is very realistic.
And the trainer sound is really pretty realistic
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