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One of the flaps burned through again. Not as bad as the first time. The hinge area seems like the hardest challenge.
by modeless 2y ago
One of the flaps burned through again. Not as bad as the first time. The hinge area seems like the hardest challenge.
- dylan604 2y agoIs this a bit of over engineering? How much is drag reduced during liftoff by having the flaps folded?
- modeless 2y agoThe reason the flaps move is to provide attitude and speed control during reentry. Like a skydiver spreading their arms and legs.
- dylan604 2y agooh, you mean like actual flaps of pretty much any aircraft. doh! i was thinking it was like the folding of the wings for planes on an aircraft carrier. sometimes my brain, boy, i don't know
- bryanlarsen 2y agoIt was a flap hinge that burnt through, not the flap. They have a solution for block 2 which we'll likely see in test 7 -- move the flap slightly further back so that the hinge isn't in direct flow.