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Old 07-08-2018, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Doug Sams
Thanks.

Your X-30 looks good. Enjoy it!

BTW, here's one of Dave Schaefer's X-30 flights at LDRS a few years ago. I don't remember this one, but the landing wasn't pretty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtWWK3Iojdw


[Edit] Here's the better one, from NTHP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSgq_F8AVC8

Doug

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Looks like the real thing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGO57y4td-c

They used actual footage of a NASA lifting body test flight that ended in a crack up where the pilot lost an eye IIRC...

One reason why NASA's never been crazy about lifting bodies since then-- not much control authority and lots of roll instability... Course that was 50 years ago using all manual controls-- nowdays with computerized fly-by-wire... Well, it's a different story...

Later! OL J R
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