Some launch photos show white flames and smoke, some show black smoke. What’s that all about?
The engine manufacturers tweak the propellant formulations to provide different visual effects. The black smoke is called a Smoky Sam formulation. The white smoke is called a White Lightning formulation. At Dream Launch, we usually recommend the White Lightning formulation because it provides the most realistic visual effect. In fact, White Lightning is the formulation of choice for many Hollywood studios making war movies with missiles. There are many different formulations available to provide different color flames and smoke – red, green, blue, etc.. You can choose from any of these options at no extra cost.
Related Questions
- When I try to launch Black & White, it fails and I see a dialog telling me that it needs at least 256 MB of RAM. The system requirements only ask for 128 MB RAM - whats going on?
- Some launch photos show white flames and smoke, some show black smoke. What’s that all about?
- Is black and white photography included along with the color photos?
