Re: How long is the runway?

In sci.space.shuttle, GK ordered an army of hamsters to type:

> How long is the runway used to land the shuttle? Is the parachute the
> only braking mechanism? I have never seen flaps at all on the wings,
> and I'm wondering how they steer this bird once it's entered the
> atmosphere?
>



15,000ft long. The orbiters have elevons and their rudders split as an
airbrake. I dont know if there are wheel brakes, but there could be.
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