On Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:51:17 -0400 (EDT), Henry Spencer
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I don't recall a failure like that, actually... Both Pegasus and Taurus
>do roll control (in the case of Pegasus, after first-stage separation,
>first-stage roll control being aerodynamic) using cold-gas thrusters in
>the avionics package, and always have.
>
>I wonder if you are thinking of the early engine cutoff of the second
>Ariane 5 flight, which was caused by a spiral tube pattern in the nozzle
>extension, whose roll torque was badly underestimated and overwhelmed
>the roll thrusters.
That's the one. See? Henry will know. :-)
Thank you sir,
-R
--
"Sutton is the beginning of wisdom -
but only the beginning."
-- Jeff Greason
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