Quote from: Jim on 05/13/2013 05:35 pmwhere does it say that the drop tests are piloted?Well, here's 2:
where does it say that the drop tests are piloted?
I'm excited! Dreamchaser is a beautiful vehicle. Testing is a brilliant example of applied engineering coupled with a very brave test pilot:"The drop will be via a helicopter, and carried out early in the morning, in near darkness, before the Californian weather becomes too warm to fly the helicopter at the altitudes required for the testing."I wish that pilot steady hands, owl-eyes, and a support staff that doesn't screw up. IMHO, he's a hero.
And a picture of her all wrapped up like Atlantis was:
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 05/13/2013 07:30 pmAnd a picture of her all wrapped up like Atlantis was:From that picture, maybe she should be christened "Narwhal"! What is that spike out front?
Quote from: IanO on 05/13/2013 08:12 pmQuote from: Chris Bergin on 05/13/2013 07:30 pmAnd a picture of her all wrapped up like Atlantis was:From that picture, maybe she should be christened "Narwhal"! What is that spike out front?It's for data. Just like it was on Enterprise.
pitch-yaw air data test boom…
Quote from: Rocket Science on 05/13/2013 09:00 pmpitch-yaw air data test boom… Oh, it's got to include dynamic and static pressure too, wouldn't you think? 5-hole probe + static ring?
https://twitter.com/NASADryden/status/337253204301590528/photo/1https://twitter.com/NASADryden/status/337247592587071489/photo/1https://twitter.com/NASADryden/status/337247592587071489/photo/1
See Quote from: yg1968 on 05/22/2013 06:12 pmhttps://twitter.com/NASADryden/status/337253204301590528/photo/1https://twitter.com/NASADryden/status/337247592587071489/photo/1https://twitter.com/NASADryden/status/337247592587071489/photo/1In these pictures taken at Dryden, there is a visible "bulge" showing just forward and above the flag. Is that one of the drop test attachment points, or is that a protruberance that will be there on the flight vehicle too?