Re: Delta 4 - The fix is in
From: Henry Spencer (henry_at_spsystems.net)
Date: 03/18/05
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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 03:00:43 GMT
In article <1111113117.389369.258030@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
neil.fraser@gmail.com <neil.fraser@gmail.com> wrote:
>...But I don't understand why the core had the
>same programming. Why did it need to shut down? What's the problem in
>letting this engine burn until it goes out?
If a turbopump starts sucking gas instead of liquid, it will very quickly
overspeed and destroy itself, potentially quite violently.
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