Is it planned to do a powered landing?
Quote from: thydusk666 on 10/03/2012 03:44 pmIs it planned to do a powered landing?No. Like the other Stigs, it will probably do a ballute + steerable parachute recovery.
Twitter / ID_AA_Carmack: Armadillo flight at Spaceport America hit an abort limit, but the recovery system functioned properly, so the vehicle is safe.
Stig hit a ground speed abort limit, even though the predicted impact point was still only half our clear zone. The control parameters were unchanged from the last launch, so the heavier vehicle wasn't as tightly controlled.On the bright side, the steerable parachute finally got a chance to work properly, bringing the rocket right back to the launch point.
The Armadillo rocket launch aborted early again today. Recovery was successful, but we need to rework some systems before next flight.
That is seriously impressive. woah.
Maybe this is a little OT, but why aren't these types of steerable, ram-air parafoils used in+ reentry vehicles? X-38 did, but no other vehicles since. At first glance it seems like a better solution than airbags, landing rockets, etc.
I could go on and on.
Quote from: johng on 01/09/2013 02:09 pmI could go on and on.Please do!