Flare Mixes (Red/Orange)
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Red and Red/Orange Road flares:
| Strontium nitrate | 69 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 75 | 63 | 31 | 43 |
| Potassium nitrate | 15 | 23 | 15 | |||||
| Potassium perchlorate | 10 | 44 | 9 | |||||
| Sulfur | 13 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 16 | ||
| Charcoal | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Sawdust | 10 | 4 | ||||||
| Aluminium (flake) | 16 | |||||||
| Magnesium (50-100 mesh) | 29 | |||||||
| Red gum | 13 | 7 | ||||||
| Epoxy resin | 25 | |||||||
| Shellac | 5 | |||||||
| Dextrin | 2 | |||||||
| Parlon | 12 | |||||||
| Source | "Railway"
Davis | "Railway"
Davis | "Railway"
Davis | "Railway"
Davis | "Railway"
Davis | "Wing tip"
Davis | "Low reside"
Conkling | McLain |
The flares should be pressed dry.
