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- From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: DCX tech. info?
- Message-ID: <ewright.726253311@convex.convex.com>
- Date: 5 Jan 93 17:01:51 GMT
- References: <10667.409.uupcb@the-matrix.com> <1993Jan5.161425.5292@iti.org>
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- In <1993Jan5.161425.5292@iti.org> aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) writes:
-
- >flight 1 is a low altitude hover test. Test two is a high-Q hover test.
- >test three demonstrates flying longer distances, some maneuvers to be
- >executed at reentry, and use of GPS.
-
- For the benefit of anyone not up on the lingo, Q is the aerospace
- engineering symbol for dynamic pressure.
-