Re: (1355) Sheepish Grin and "Hi there"...
In reply to #1355 Sheepish Grin and "Hi there"... by Richard Johnson
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> Got my pilot's license in May. Huge :-) > Landing a *little, slow* plane is like trying to parallel > park your car at 60mph--I can't even imagine trying something > silly like high-speed space shuttle passes. When doing high-speed space shuttle passes, you have some pretty sophisticated computer equipment helping you out. This kind of system exists now; certain combat aircraft and helicopters have a 'ground-hugging' autopilot which attempts to travel at a fixed height above the terrain. According to sources it works rather well. No human could do it though; there is too much information and reactions need to be very fast. Similar (but much more advanced) computer systems no doubt exist in most space shuttles, particularly combat drop-shuttles... - -- C. Harald Koch VE3TLA Alias Research, Inc., Toronto ON Canada [email removed] [email removed] [email removed] "Open the Zamboni! We're coming out!" - Kathrin Garland and Anson James, 2299