... Then when it got here, you had the tail cone on, so you had several days? worth of work to get all the tail cone off, which meant with the tail cone on, you weren?t closing all the structure around so you could get access to all the areas. ...
... The key there was the tail was configured so that it extended aft of the exit of the ... the aerodynamics of the flow over the tail and what happened when the engines went ... Then there?d be a conical section and a tail section. ...
... factory called MIT, but I had to work my tail off, and that?s exactly how I got ... The wing span, the wing area, the tail moment, even the final weight, you know ... study was over, and we gave our presentation, we went back and worked our tail off ...
... They?re real structural, flightworthy, and the tail cone fits up to those components. ... equipment up to different places on the Shuttle, and also on the tail cone, which they assembled right out here in this shop ...
... feet per second on ascent, and if you lost two engines, well, you?d take the Orbiter and immediately just stand it on its tail ... You?re going this way. [Demonstrates] You see, you?re upside down, so you stand it on its tail this way. ...