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From: marcus@illusion.UUCP (Marcus Hall)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Aurora recovery by C-5
Message-ID: <385@illusion.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 89 21:55:05 GMT
References: <7.UUL1.3#5131@mvac.UUCP> <3412@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu> <2953@eos.UUCP>
Reply-To: marcus@illusion.UUCP (Marcus Hall)
Organization: Magic Numbers Software, Bloomingdale, IL
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In article <2953@eos.UUCP> steve@eos.UUCP (Steve Philipson) writes:
>...  Thus, the only way to recover
>an object would be (as Jim points out) to make secure attachments to it 
>while it is in stable position, then bring it in.  This still would be 
>very difficult with any large object, particularly one that develops 
>lift, as forces would be large and change magnitude rapidly.  

There was a project that used a B-36 to carry small fighters around (F-86's?)
and they did launch and recover them in flight.  They did use a system where
the fighter flew in formation under the B-36 until an attachment was made,
then the B-36 hauled the fighter in.  I believe that they tried out two
systems, one carried a single fighter under the belley, another carried two
planes, one under each wing.

>   This discussion is really in the domain of rec.aviation, but it is
>clear that there is interest here.  If you really don't want to see
>more of this, just use your "K" key.
Yes, I agree, but.....


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