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From: kwan@smeagol.UUCP (Richard Kwan)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Ejection Seats
Message-ID: <624@smeagol.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 17:38:23 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  4 17:38:23 1986
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Organization: Spacecraft Data Systems, JPL, Pasadena, CA
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> > > ... the shuttle crew seems to be spread on
> > > two decks at launch.  An ejection option would require an easy access
> > > path from seats on the lower deck, thru the upper deck, and out thru
> > > the skin of the craft.
> > Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
> > No, you can eject the lower-deck seats downward.  This is what's done
> > on the B-52, which has two decks.  Of course, this means you need ejection
> > hatches or blowaway panels or whatever on the underside.
> 
> Fine -- but this depends on *when* you eject.  If you eject while the SRBs
> etc. are still attached -- well, you get my meaining.
> 
> Barb

I didn't mention downward ejection because I assumed that the external
tank was in the way, not to mention concerns for integrity of the
thermal protection system.
-- 
		Rick Kwan
		JPL Spacecraft Data Systems
		sdcrdcf!smeagol!kwan (UUCP)
		ia-sun2!smeagol!kwan@csvax.caltech.EDU (ARPA)
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