jeffg@tekecs.UUCP (09/16/87)
The latest AW&ST says that the crew escape system uses a tractor rocket to pull the crew to safety. I assume that since they go out through the hatch, that they leave one-by-one. Assuming that they are evacuating due to a forced landing, and that they are able to evacuate at an optimal altitude, how far apart would each be after evacuating? -- Jeff C. Glover, Tektronix, Inc. Platform System Software / Languages PO Box 1000, MS 61-277, Wilsonville, OR 97070 Graphics Workstation Division (503) 685-2207 jeffg@tekecs.GWD.TEK.COM
chris@geac.UUCP (Chris Syed) (09/18/87)
In article <9144@tekecs.TEK.COM>, jeffg@tekecs.TEK.COM (Jeff C. Glover) writes: > The latest AW&ST says that the crew escape system uses a tractor rocket > to pull the crew to safety. I assume that since they go out through > the hatch, that they leave one-by-one. Too bad the Shuttle isn't modular like Apollo (or Soyuz, for that matter). The whole 'crew compartment', i.e. the Apollo CM could theoretically blast free of the CSM and parachute to safety during a launch phase emergency. At "T+ few minutes", the escape tower was jettisoned. This whole escape thing reminds me of a commercial flight I was on last year. A first-time passenger listened to the FA's speech about life jackets, and asked in all innocence, "Are our parachutes under the seats too?". I didn't have the heart to explain that at takeoff or landing, a big pillow would be just as effective. cbs.