XPost: sci.space.shuttle, sci.space.history   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   JF Mezei is guilty of  as of   
   11/17/2021 8:25:43 PM   
   > On 2021-11-17 20:58, Snidely wrote:   
   >   
   >> (For JFM, there's a picture of /Columbia/ descending to Edwards.  The   
   >> angle is chosen to give the most appropriate airspeed;   
   >   
   >   
   > Would it be fair to state that the descent rate wouldn't be that   
   > different, but by gaining speed, shen they do the final flare up, the   
   > wings get the descent rate top drop to near 0 for a smooth landing ?   
   >   
   > With low airspeed, they wouldn't be able to droop the descent rate by   
   > much when they flare up, right ?   
      
   I'm only an armchair pilot.  I would be willing to guess that the CDRs   
   and PLTs have tried this in the simulator, just because, and the crews   
   on the later flights had very much improved simulators.   
      
   I am willing to guess that trying for level flight is not useful in a   
   Shuttle.   
      
   /dps   
      
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