Re: Dyna-Soar question

From: Pat Flannery (flanner_at_daktel.com)
Date: 03/29/05 

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:14:46 -0600

Peter Smith wrote:

>There is no way it could happen. With the Dyna-Soar control surfaces above
>the COG of the stack it is inherently highly unstable and not controllable
>except by computer guidance.
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That's what I thought- as long as the SRBs are attached, they might add
some sort of weather*** stability; but once they are jettisoned it's
going to be like trying to shoot an arrow feather end first. If the
guidance system even _burps_ it's all over.

Pat