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Article #7085Re: DCX tech. info?
From: Steve Derry
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 17:18
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 17:18
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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
<s.d.derry@larc.nasa.gov>
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