I agree Mark and disagree with your comments Mike.
The shuttles were capable of rotating to an AoA after re-entry so that they could slowed sufficiently to extend enclosed wings and be turned into a much safer flying device that operated with much more flexibility on its return to Terra Firma. Noel. From: Aus-soaring [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Newton Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 7:18 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] High speed glider landing Might be fine for a booster, but not so good for an orbiter, where you’d need to take many expensive kilograms of landing fuel all the way into orbit and back. - mark On May 12, 2017, at 11:07 AM, Mike Borgelt <[email protected]> wrote: About how the Shuttle used to land except the vehicle is a lot smaller. I think wings are the most useless things on spaceships though. Just land it vertically on rocket thrust as SpaceX is now doing routinely. Mike At 09:54 AM 5/12/2017, you wrote: https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/05/top-secret-air-force-spaceplane-lands-with-sonic-boom-after-two-years-in-orbit/ _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com <http://www.borgeltinstruments.com/> tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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