At 01:11 PM 15/10/2014, you wrote:
As I understood it, the space shuttle had a very good glide ratio at its
best L/D. 60 to 1 at a speed of around 600 kt.
Roger Browne
Really?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift-to-drag_ratio
http://engineerclothing.com/engineering-shirts.php?Design_ID=003
https://archive.org/stream/nasa_techdoc_19790013835/19790013835_djvu.txt
In any case spaceships with wings is a bad idea. See SpaceX Dragon
V1.0 and V2.0
Mike
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