Wedge313
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Hello,
I thought I'd give the Apollo 2 mission a try, and I hit a glitch right away. Immediately after liftoff the LES fires and the CM separates from the launch vehicle.
I experimented a bit. Obviously turning the EDS switch off avoids the abort. More specifically if I leave the EDS in Auto and turn the L/V Rates switch to Off it avoids the abort. Looking at the external view you can see that the booster has a very pronounced wobble at liftoff. It takes a second for it to stabilize.
I've attached a .scn. I was wondering what's going on here, and what I need to correct to avoid it?
Going forward with the mission, I'm not clear what to expect. I see the Flight Plan on the MFD, I see the "RTCC Inputs" section, and I would guess that will guide me through the RTCC steps to launch Spider and all the other necessary maneuvers?
Is there a "Apollo 2 For Dummies" guide somewhere? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks
I thought I'd give the Apollo 2 mission a try, and I hit a glitch right away. Immediately after liftoff the LES fires and the CM separates from the launch vehicle.
I experimented a bit. Obviously turning the EDS switch off avoids the abort. More specifically if I leave the EDS in Auto and turn the L/V Rates switch to Off it avoids the abort. Looking at the external view you can see that the booster has a very pronounced wobble at liftoff. It takes a second for it to stabilize.
I've attached a .scn. I was wondering what's going on here, and what I need to correct to avoid it?
Going forward with the mission, I'm not clear what to expect. I see the Flight Plan on the MFD, I see the "RTCC Inputs" section, and I would guess that will guide me through the RTCC steps to launch Spider and all the other necessary maneuvers?
Is there a "Apollo 2 For Dummies" guide somewhere? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks
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