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From: peterb@pbear.UUCP
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Subject: Re: reentry of paper airplanes?
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Date: Tue, 7-May-85 18:47:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  7 18:47:00 1985
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Nf-From: pbear!peterb    May  7 18:47:00 1985




Dick,

I'm sorry, I should have stated that when someone was on an EVA, take
the paper airplane and THROW it toward the ground and against the orbit.
I think (don't have a simulator handy) that this would cause the paper
airplane to leave orbit and start a reentry. As the density of the air
increases, the paper airplane would(should) stabilze itself and slow down
at a fast enough rate (since it's drag/weight is quite high) to prevent it
from burning up when it hits the heavier atmosphere. The only problem
I can see is how longit would take to reach a stabilized position.

Peter Barada
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