Jon Berndt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > During ascent there was some ice that broke loose and impacted the left wing > underside near the elevon and the ice chunk disintegrated on impact. There > was some concern that the protective tiles that cover the surfaces which are > exposed to the most heat during reentry might have been damaged. That > concern was addressed and dismissed by NASA before entry. However, in > hindsight, perhaps that might end up being viewed as premature. There are > other "criticality 1" items that could have played into this, though. >
No doubt now that the focus will be on the left wing. But I'm wondering, is there anything that could have been done had the assessment gone the other way? ..heavy sigh... Best, Jim _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
