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Re: DCX tech. info?

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From: Allen W. Sherzer
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 01:08
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In article <1icfsjINNlet@rave.larc.nasa.gov> S.D.Derry@LaRC.NASA.Gov writes:

>: >flight 1 is a low altitude hover test. Test two is a high-Q hover test.
>                                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Sorry, that should read high-Q accent and hover test.

>How can you have dynamic pressure when you're hovering???

Tornado.

>Also, will these flights be pre-programmed onboard, or will they be 
>controlled from the ground?

I blieve they are pre-programmed with ground override.

I will post some more details of the three test flights on Thursday
(I'll be out of town tomorrow).

  Allen
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From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
Subject: Re: DCX tech. info?
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