Think of down range is like this. You're standing in a line of people. down range is just that, the one furthest from you in that line. In space you have up and down and then you have down range. Think of down range as your horizontal line and the up and down as your vertical line. I say this because of the following example. A rocket will go straight up. Well as it goes straight up it gets away from you both horizontal and virtually. The down range is the horizontal distance from you. Hope this helps you to understand it better now. Ron who would love to be the first blind man in space, but don't have the $30,000,000.00 that the Russians want for the ticket into space. Ron Kolesar kolesar16...@roadrunner.com
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Alfredo_The_Music_maker" <birdlover2...@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 2:36 PM To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Space sims? > Would I would like to know is, what exactly is a down range. I listened to > a launch in progress and they usually announce time, altitude (in miles), > down range (in miles) and speed (in MPH) Then once they separate rocket > booster separation they have to aim the engines to the precise target in > space since any direction can be targeted. Usually you are about 150000 > feet in space at about 2 minutes, 30 seconds. > > --- > 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.
