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>I'd love to see video of it and see if he had better control than Felix. We almost lost him and I wonder if Alan had implemented controls to prevent a bad spin
by ogig 12y ago
>I'd love to see video of it and see if he had better control than Felix. We almost lost him and I wonder if Alan had implemented controls to prevent a bad spin.
The article mentions a small early parachute that is used to prevent that spin. You can also see it on the video.
- AndrewKemendo 12y agoGenerally the pilot/drogue chute only provides z axis stability (makes sure you don't roll over onto your back) and certainly the drogue wasn't deployed during the mach transition so I don't think it would have been helping that during the phase that Felix had trouble.