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From: rich@locus.com (Rich (the Wiz) Silva)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,rec.aviation
Subject: Re: Now THAT'S speed!
Message-ID: <1991May15.182526.700662@locus.com>
Date: 15 May 91 18:25:26 GMT
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In article <4905@orbit.cts.com> rambler@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Dan Meyer) writes:
>mikemr@microsoft.UUCP (Michael MRAZ) writes:
>
>
>The other thing to listen to during descent is both the forward velocity and
>the _downward_ velocity. If my estimates are correct, the shuttle drops at
>more than 300 Miles Per Hour!
>
>your right, it must be one hell of a ride!
>

You should see a landing in person to really experience this... even after
making an energy loosing turn, the shuttle comes down like a rock. Only
very near landing (seconds away) is there any "flare out" (I think that's
the term) at all... First time I saw it, I was sure it was going to "prang".

Rich


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