updated: 1-10-07
SHUTTLE IS SECURED TO MAIN BOOSTER USING 3 LOCATER PINS AND AN ALUMINIM PIN RELEASE MECHANISM WHICH IS SERVO CONTROLLED AT RECOVERY. SHUTTLE IS THEN FREE TO GLIDE BACK TO EARTH VIA RC CONTROL or FREEFLIGHT..
MAIN BOOSTER AND SRBS ARE RECOVERED VIA 1X55-60 INCH NYLON CHUTE!!-NOT INCLUDED
MOTOR IS MOUNTED IN MAIN BOOSTER
TEST FLIGHT VIDEO IS WITH THE NEW AEROTECH G77-4R MOTOR.
FLIGHT PROVED VERY STABLE, WENT STRAIGHT UP, RECOVERY OF SHUTTLE AND BOOSTER WERE SUCCESSFUL. SHUTTLE ORBITER GLIDE RATIO IS VERY STEEP AS IN THE REAL SHUTTLE, BUT WAS VERY CONTROLLABLE. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER THE SHUTTLE POINT IT BACK TO LAUNCH SITE AND FLARE JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. VIDEO DOES SHOW HIGH SINK RATE OF ORBITER INDUCED BY OPERATOR PUTTING ORBITER IN A STEEP DIVE. ESTIMATED ALTITUDE WAS 450-500 FEET.
SEE LAUNCH VIDEO
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