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Yeah, I saw this too. You'd better make sure you're going slow enough before you turn that thing sideways or you'll do a Challenger...
by lutorm 15y ago
Yeah, I saw this too. You'd better make sure you're going slow enough before you turn that thing sideways or you'll do a Challenger...
- JulianMorrison 15y agoIt should slow right down though, it's an empty tank.
- lutorm 15y agoThat's the problem, it will slow down so fast it might not stay in one piece (this is what happened to Challenger, hence my comment.) A pipe like that going sideways has a tremendous aerodynamic resistance.
- JulianMorrison 15y agoNo, I mean, it will slow quickly while doing the nose-first heat shielded re-entry, all the way down to terminal velocity, and then be safe to do its flip to feet-first.