[TXnMA]

You've never taken gas dynamics, have you?

Yes, and an asymmetrical object (a knife-edge [wing] attached off center to a bluff body [fuselage]) does not generate a symmetrical, stable shock wave!

[TXnMA]

G'nite. I've gotta get up in the morning. Ramble on; I'll check this thread tomorrow, and if anyone has said anything sensible I may respond...

[r9etb]

Yes, and an asymmetrical object (a knife-edge [wing] attached off center to a bluff body [fuselage]) does not generate a symmetrical, stable shock wave!

Never said it did. I merely pointed out that a body behind a shock wave can do weird things. BTW, it looks as if the wingtips may be gone -- and much of that "knife edge" problem with them. And the Shuttle broke into pieces very soon after this video was taken.