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May 26th 08, 04:39 PM
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Sphere-cone reentry vehicles
Why is the Apollo CM described as a spherical section RV and not a
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May 26th 08, 05:45 PM
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Sphere-cone reentry vehicles
In article
, Neil Gerace wrote: Why is the Apollo CM described as a spherical section RV and not a sphere-cone RV? Because the side facing re-entry is a spherical section. -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me.
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May 28th 08, 02:52 AM
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On May 27, 12:45*am, Orval Fairbairn
wrote: In article , *Neil Gerace wrote: Why is the Apollo CM described as a spherical section RV and not a sphere-cone RV? Because the side facing re-entry is a spherical section. Ok, but the rest of it is a cone, isn't it?
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May 28th 08, 04:49 AM
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Sphere-cone reentry vehicles
In article
, Neil Gerace wrote: On May 27, 12:45*am, Orval Fairbairn wrote: In article , *Neil Gerace wrote: Why is the Apollo CM described as a spherical section RV and not a sphere-cone RV? Because the side facing re-entry is a spherical section. Ok, but the rest of it is a cone, isn't it? Yes, but the cone faces AWAY from the heat shield. -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me.
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May 28th 08, 05:15 AM
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Sphere-cone reentry vehicles
Neil Gerace wrote:
On May 27, 12:45*am, Orval Fairbairn wrote: In article , *Neil Gerace wrote: Why is the Apollo CM described as a spherical section RV and not a sphere-cone RV? Because the side facing re-entry is a spherical section. Ok, but the rest of it is a cone, isn't it? Only the section facing re-entry counts. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. http://derekl1963.livejournal.com/ -Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings. Oct 5th, 2004 JDL
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May 28th 08, 08:02 AM
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On May 28, 12:15*pm, (Derek Lyons) wrote:
Neil Gerace wrote: On May 27, 12:45*am, Orval Fairbairn wrote: In article , *Neil Gerace wrote: Why is the Apollo CM described as a spherical section RV and not a sphere-cone RV? Because the side facing re-entry is a spherical section. Ok, but the rest of it is a cone, isn't it? Only the section facing re-entry counts. Ah, OK.
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