To: topher
Sounds like the area damaged was around the wheel well. Fits, Tire pressure was rising just before loss of contact. My idea is that that tire was being heated by burn through in the damaged area and when the tire blew it created the massive failure area that started breakup...
7 posted on
02/01/2003 10:43:49 AM PST by
Axenolith
(God bless our Spacefarers and Explorers...)
To: Axenolith
>>...My idea is that that tire was being heated by burn through in the damaged area and when the tire blew it created the massive failure area that started breakup...<<
Yeah. Tire blows causing structural, electronics and hydraulics damage. No control of aero surfaces needed for re-entry manoevers.
To: Axenolith
I vote you as "1st with the Best Evaluation".
(7yrs on W. Coast Shuttle @ VAFB, CA [GSS]
30 yrs. aerospace)
40 posted on
02/01/2003 11:35:39 AM PST by
G Larry
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