On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:11:35 -0700, Pierce Nichols
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> - an outer fails
>> - turn off the opposite outer and land on 3 engines
>
> That is such an obvious crock that I can't believe anyone in ERPS ever
>thought it workable.
Now, now. Be nice.
The land-on-three-engines scenario was never taken all that seriously.
It required RCS, and if you have RCS, it makes more sense to throttle
the opposite engine down but not off, and counter its torque with the
RCS. This gives you more total thrust and a higher likelihood of
survival.
However, as someone has pointed out, Armadillo has done a marvelous
job of demonstrating that engine problems aren't the catastrophic
ones. Engine problems tend to just waste propellant; it's the
electrical and electronics problems that make you crash.
-R
--
Tip Of The Day:
Never Pet A Burning Dog.
--Lance M. Bryant, Capt USMC
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