Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: 104% Trottle ??
Message-ID: <1988Oct3.032055.28467@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <8837@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 88 03:20:55 GMT

In article <8837@watdragon.waterloo.edu> hjespersen@trillium.waterloo.edu (Hans Jespersen) writes:
>When the shuttle goes to 104% trottle what does the 104% represent.
>104% of what?? You would think 100% was full trottle and it would
>not be possible to go any higher. What is full trottle??

The percentages are with respect to the original designed thrust of the
engines.  It has proved possible to run them at slightly higher thrusts
without significant adverse effects.
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