Are these all the shuttle has?

[george7378]

Thanks all!

I will use TMac3000's calculation in the future. I guess I shouldn't feel too guilty for using a little atmospheric flight if I miss

While you were posting, I guessed, and managed to land back at the cape. Here is my 'satellite' (just a bit more space junk) as viewed once I am back safe and sound:

Thanks again!

 

[insanity]

congratulations on coming back to earth. I remember my first re-entry where I landed (sort of, I lost the gear and the canopy while trying to deploy the speed-brakes).

Try a mission where you deploy the MTKS (this requires a spacewalk) in lunar alignment and then realign your planes for reentry/landing.

 

[Travis Reed]

I wonder if anyone else has tried a powered landing in a DG3 or similar craft...

It is, of course, entirely unrealistic, but it was more a test of skill than of realism...

 

[george7378]

Hi all,

I was just wondering - when using the altitude/distance calculation, I am getting angles like 0.029 degrees (for approx. 0.5M altitude / 18M distance). Is this correct?

Thanks.

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I've just discovered that those values don't work!

Do I need to x by 100 or something?

 

[TMac3000]

Hi all,

I was just wondering - when using the altitude/distance calculation, I am getting angles like 0.029 degrees (for approx. 0.5M altitude / 18M distance). Is this correct?

Thanks.

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I've just discovered that those values don't work!

Do I need to x by 100 or something?

Sounds like you forgot the arc-tangent part Take the arc-tangent after you divide the altitude by the distance.

 

[george7378]

OK - thanks. Now I get 1.6.

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Another question - when you say it puts you within 600km of the cape, is that usually before, or after the cape, if you know what I mean? (Do you fall short, or go too far)?

Thanks.

 

[Salamander]

He wouldn't have made it into orbit with unlimited fuel.

actually, you _can_ make it into orbit with unlimited fuel in the shuttle.
just drain the tanks down to 1% of capacity before liftoff. as a matter of fact, it takes about a minute to reach escape velocity that way.

 

[TMac3000]

OK - thanks. Now I get 1.6.

---------- Post added at 04:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:26 PM ----------

Another question - when you say it puts you within 600km of the cape, is that usually before, or after the cape, if you know what I mean? (Do you fall short, or go too far)?

Thanks.

Either/or. You'll just end up somewhere within 600 km. About a 15 to 20 minute flight regardless. I usually end up either north or south of Cape Canvereral when approaching from the west, so the before/after question is tough to answer.

Note: My way is about 96% effective. It has only failed me once, and I'm pretty sure that was because I kept second-guessing the altitude part of my calc.