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From: montague@npdiss1.StPaul.NCR.COM (John Montague)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle,sci.astro,rec.aviation
Subject: Re: Seeing the Shuttle Land
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Date: 5 Oct 90 16:12:26 GMT
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In article <1990Sep27.161457.6668@rice.edu> wasg@oort.rice.edu (Eric Salituro) writes:
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>"Shuttle" was actually shot from a Lear Jet, undercranked, using the same
>approach as the Shuttle did at the time. I've heard that the pilot flying that
>approach thought it was a little hairy.
>
I've flown the Shuttle approach in the simulator and in an A-4. It IS hairy!
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John Montague
NCR Network Products Division