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Posted by Greg D. Moore \(Strider\) on March 28, 2009, 5:33 pm
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> Congratulations to all for what appears to be a flawless flight (except
> for the poor bat that was cremated :-)
> Question:
> While stopped on the runway, if they fired the OMS engines, would the
> thrust be enough to move the shuttle ? Would it barely move it, or would
> it be like an overpowered engine to accelerate the shuttle ?
The OMS engines can't fire inside the atmosphere, too high of an external
pressure.
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> Also, while stopped on the runway (assuming no brakes are applied), how
> strong a tail wind would be needed to push the shuttle on the runway ?
> Hurricane force or much less ?
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Greg Moore
Ask me about lily, an RPI based CMC.
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> for the poor bat that was cremated :-)
> Question:
> While stopped on the runway, if they fired the OMS engines, would the
> thrust be enough to move the shuttle ? Would it barely move it, or would
> it be like an overpowered engine to accelerate the shuttle ?