ewiles@netxcom.UUCP (Edwin Wiles) (10/03/88)
A friend and myself were discussing the Shuttle launch earlier, and she
suggested something intrigueing(sp?):
The SRB separation must occur when the thrust from the SRBs
exactly balances their own weight. If they separate before
this point, then they would flash ahead of the shuttle and
possibly damage it. If they separated after that point, they
would pose a structural stress in the form of 'dead weight'.
Well? Is this so? What's the real answer? (Eugene?)
Thanks!
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In article <983@netxcom.UUCP> ewiles@netxcom.UUCP (Edwin Wiles) writes: > The SRB separation must occur when the thrust from the SRBs > exactly balances their own weight. If they separate before Not quite right, I think. You would want to do it when the acceleration of each SRB alone matched that of the orbiter alone. Sounds logical, which of course does not make it true :^). -- John Lukas att!ihlpf!lukas 312-510-6290