Xref: utzoo sci.aeronautics:101 sci.space:14443 sci.space.shuttle:3729 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!ucla-cs!scw From: scw@ollie.SEAS.UCLA.EDU Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics,sci.space,sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: X-30, Space Station Strangles NASP Message-ID: <27820@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Date: 6 Oct 89 16:08:42 GMT References: <5292@eos.UUCP> <4983@omepd.UUCP> <6430@quick.COM> Sender: news@CS.UCLA.EDU Reply-To: scw@ollie.SEAS.UCLA.EDU (Stephen C. Woods) Organization: UCLA School Of Engineering & Applied Science Lines: 13 In article <6430@quick.COM> srg@quick.COM (Spencer Garrett) writes: >Now for the questions! Is "coming feet dry" the same as extending >the landing gear? I'm pretty sure I remember seeing the gear pop >out *after* the flare, and I can't imagine having to design gear >(much less gear doors) that could handle Mach 7! >And what's the "E" in KEAS? Surely Edwards doesn't have its own >standard of measurement! :-} 'Feet Dry' is (US)Naval Avation (I wanted to say Navyese) talk for crossing the coast from sea to land, 'Feet Wet' is crossing the coast in the other direction. ----- Stephen C. Woods; UCLA SEASNET; 2567 BH;LA CA 90024; (213)-825-8614 UUCP: ...!{ibmsupt,hao!cepu}!ollie}!scw ARPA:scw@{Ollie.,}SEAS.UCLA.EDU