Re: Shuttle Aerodynamics

Jim in Houston wrote:
Ignorance confession time. I wonder, as I watch the shuttle lift off, which aero surfaces or
engine gimbals are responsible for what movements?

The SRB and SSME gimbals do all the flying.

The aerosurfaces are moved during ascent, but only for load relief, not flight control.
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