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Old January 26th 08, 11:31 PM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.history
Sylvia Else
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Default Fifth Engine for the White Knight II?

Fevric J Glandules wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:07:22 +1100, Sylvia Else wrote:

Seems to me that if you lose two on one side, you're going to be
wondering where the required area of rudder is. Maybe you just pull the
thrust on the other two as well, and glide down (hoping, or planning,
that there's somewhere to glide to from rotation onwards).


It'll always be flying back to the same airport, sorry, spaceport,
so "alternates" is hardly an issue.


From a descent height, yes. But what about during the initial climb?
You don't want to make the greenhorn mistake of attempting the
"impossible turn".

Sylvia.