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From: jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (Jim Meritt)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Soviet and American Shuttles
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Date: 13 Oct 88 17:56:12 GMT
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I}In article <40869@linus.UUCP>, jp@linus.UUCP (Jeffrey Picciotto) writes:
}> David Smyth writes:
}> Assuming a reasonably slow rate of descent, doesn't this show that the
}> shuttle could fly if it had useful and sufficiently powerful engines
}> available?

So, I suppose the answer is that anything with any lift at all will fly, 
}given enough thrust....


I was in on the sea trials of the AV-8B.  Proof if I ever saw it that
with enough power you can fly anything!

(that sucker acts wierd!!!!)


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