Greetings!
I have emailed NASA and a few other Space Shuttle websites, with No Returned Email about my Question/s. Hopefully someone here can Help me out...PLEASE!
Best YouTube vid that I have found for a good visual example...
Right after "Wheels Stop", you can really see the Flames at a night landing. During a daytime landing, the flames are not often seen, but you can see the heat plumes.
The flames and/or heat plume located between the rear of the Cargo Bay Doors and right in front the base of the Rudder, and it happens on top of all the Shuttles.
Questions...
- What is being vented and on fire at the position mentioned above?
- What is the main purpose of this action?
- Why does the fire and venting happen while the shuttle is still flying? (Chute Open)
- If activated by the shuttle crew or automatically, how and when do they ignight it?
- Is this action stopped later after landing, or is it on fire until it bleeds dry?
- And is it shut off maunually by flight or the ground crew?
I would Greatly Appreciate any insight and/or explination!!!
Thanks,
Willy
I have emailed NASA and a few other Space Shuttle websites, with No Returned Email about my Question/s. Hopefully someone here can Help me out...PLEASE!
Best YouTube vid that I have found for a good visual example...
Right after "Wheels Stop", you can really see the Flames at a night landing. During a daytime landing, the flames are not often seen, but you can see the heat plumes.
The flames and/or heat plume located between the rear of the Cargo Bay Doors and right in front the base of the Rudder, and it happens on top of all the Shuttles.
Questions...
- What is being vented and on fire at the position mentioned above?
- What is the main purpose of this action?
- Why does the fire and venting happen while the shuttle is still flying? (Chute Open)
- If activated by the shuttle crew or automatically, how and when do they ignight it?
- Is this action stopped later after landing, or is it on fire until it bleeds dry?
- And is it shut off maunually by flight or the ground crew?
I would Greatly Appreciate any insight and/or explination!!!
Thanks,
Willy
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