IIRC, the plan was to do low-altitude drops from the Sky Crane first, and then move on to higher altitude/speed drops from WK2.
IIRC, the plan was to do low-altitude drops from the Sky Crane first, and then move on to higher altitude/speed drops from WK2.Dropping from the Sky Crane is presumably lower cost, both from a rental and insurance point of view...
Quote from: simonbp on 05/29/2012 11:51 pmIIRC, the plan was to do low-altitude drops from the Sky Crane first, and then move on to higher altitude/speed drops from WK2.Dropping from the Sky Crane is presumably lower cost, both from a rental and insurance point of view...That’s what I said in the other thread Simon. Unmanned drop tests from Skycrane and manned drop tests from WK2. But Lee Jay can verify in person...
Quote from: Rocket Science on 05/29/2012 11:55 pmQuote from: simonbp on 05/29/2012 11:51 pmIIRC, the plan was to do low-altitude drops from the Sky Crane first, and then move on to higher altitude/speed drops from WK2.Dropping from the Sky Crane is presumably lower cost, both from a rental and insurance point of view...That’s what I said in the other thread Simon. Unmanned drop tests from Skycrane and manned drop tests from WK2. But Lee Jay can verify in person... I'm not going to Edwards!
When you speak with Mark?
Quote from: Rocket Science on 05/30/2012 12:00 amWhen you speak with Mark?Speak quietly so you don't wake me up.
Quote from: simonbp on 05/29/2012 11:51 pmIIRC, the plan was to do low-altitude drops from the Sky Crane first, and then move on to higher altitude/speed drops from WK2.That would explain it, but low-speed means DC is sub-stall at drop, and low-altitude means not a lot of time to recover before landing.
Great job on the article as usual Chris. Is this particular vehicle a mockup or an actual spacecraft (minus avionics thrusters ect)?
How many missions do they think they can get out of an airframe?
So was this a captive carry test of the HL-20 mock-up built back in 1990 by college students?
Quote from: manboy on 05/30/2012 01:08 pmSo was this a captive carry test of the HL-20 mock-up built back in 1990 by college students?No. This is the ETA built by SNC.
Quote from: Lee Jay on 05/30/2012 01:25 pmQuote from: manboy on 05/30/2012 01:08 pmSo was this a captive carry test of the HL-20 mock-up built back in 1990 by college students?No. This is the ETA built by SNC.Do we have a confirmation on that?