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Was it camera angle that made it appear to be so perfectly flat (top and bottom of rocket at same altitude) when it was in free fall or was that actually the ta
by breatheoften 6y ago
Was it camera angle that made it appear to be so perfectly flat (top and bottom of rocket at same altitude) when it was in free fall or was that actually the target free fall orientation?
- NortySpock 6y agoI presume it was the target orientation since they held it for so long, had they wanted to actively leave that orientation earlier I assume they would have done so. Especially subsonic I assume their orientation does not matter a whole lot when just trying to fall with max drag. Not sure how much energy they'll save doing the flip maneuver earlier though, seems like they want max drag as low as they can go, then flip to powered flight at the last moment possible -- and their problem seems to be keeping the engines lit.
- JshWright 6y agoYeah, it does a "belly flop" during descent, presenting as much area as possible to the airflow, reducing its terminal velocity.