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- From: sdd@larc.nasa.gov (Steve Derry)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: DCX tech. info?
- Date: 5 Jan 1993 17:18:11 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA
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- Edward V. Wright (ewright@convex.com) wrote:
- : 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.
-
- How can you have dynamic pressure when you're hovering???
-
- Also, will these flights be pre-programmed onboard, or will they be
- controlled from the ground?
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- Steve Derry
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