anothertroll456

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   by anothertroll456 2y ago

   That's a really dumb response. Yes, it relies on closing the doors to achieve supersonic flight too. The Boom plane doesn't rely on afterburners at any point in the trajectory to achieve supersonic flight. So yes, you would be rea
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   by anothertroll456 2y ago

   Not only that. His company makes money by betting on downturns. So... it's not like he doesn't have a vested interest in markets tanking.
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   by anothertroll456 2y ago

   That was amazing! Thank you. Wait, idlewords is still around??
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   by anothertroll456 2y ago

   Also what I do. Or try to do.
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   by anothertroll456 2y ago

   Just gimbal lock. Drifting happens to all of them. But also the gimbal mechanisms, gimbal low response time, etc.
6. 6.▲
   by anothertroll456 2y ago

   Yeah I thought about that some more and at that altitude and speed the FTS is usually already deactivated.
7. 7.▲
   by anothertroll456 2y ago

   That doesn't negate FTS.
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   by anothertroll456 2y ago

   Maybe it did, or is it public that it didn't? A possible sequence (very typical in rocket failures) is: fire, engine failure(s), loss of control, rupture due to aero forces or FTS activation, explosion due to propellant mixture. Not al
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   by anothertroll456 2y ago

   Nevermind. It was probably the FTS like other people pointed out.
10. 10.▲
    by anothertroll456 2y ago

    Nope. That's definitely an explosion (source: I'm in the rocket business). However it may not be an explosion of the whole stage. Probably of the engine section.