Hi, Also I recall even though the actual launch is vertical I believe once the shuttle reaches a certain altitude they have to change angles etc to take the curvager of the earth into consideration. Plus drop the srbs into the ocean once they are spent etc.
On 5/8/11, Jim Kitchen <j...@kitchensinc.net> wrote: > Hi Imbar, > > Yeah even though landing the shuttle is similar to landing a glider plane > the launch is nothing like taking off in a plane. You know in an airplane > you crank up the engines, release the brakes and roll down the runway > building up speed until you get to the correct speed to pull up and lift off > of the ground. You then ascend into the sky at what about a 30 degree > angle. Now the shuttle on the launch pad is standing vertically on it's > tail attached to the huge external fuel tank. So you are sitting on your > back looking up into the sky. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and all five main engines fire > up burning hydrogen and liquid oxygen. At the same time the two solid > rocket boosters ignite. All hell brakes loose and you ascend almost > vertically straight up into the sky at thousands of miles an hour. But yeah > as a shuttle sim it could be done as easily as an airplane sim. > > BTW I do not think that I would so much enjoy weightlessness with no visual > reference points, no gravity for reference etc. > > BFN > > Jim > > I remember when Saturns were rockets, not cars. > > j...@kitchensinc.net > http://www.kitchensinc.net > (440) 286-6920 > Chardon Ohio USA > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
