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Yeah the wings are what I'm most curious about - if they're somehow the ideal shape for what is essentially a super-sonic glider or something. Wasn't aware the
by TallGuyShort 8y ago
Yeah the wings are what I'm most curious about - if they're somehow the ideal shape for what is essentially a super-sonic glider or something.
Wasn't aware the tiles themselves were that different, but the layout, with a step near the nose? Very distinctive.
- Animats 8y agoBuran was designed later, so the USSR copied the parts that worked well, like the basic shape, and redesigned the parts that gave NASA trouble.
- avmich 8y agoWhen Buran was being designed NASA still hadn't too much visible troubles with Shuttle. Buran creators worked from their strong abilities and their understanding of dangers and possible requirements.
- Animats 8y agoThe big headache was the tiles. They were tough to install, kept falling off, and were brittle. That was known early, and Buran did it differently.
- asdff 8y agoIIRC as the shuttle lands the nose tilts upwards, and it slows down due to the air resistance of the underside face of that delta-shaped wing.
- ams6110 8y agoAny airplane with a nose wheel lands that way.