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<i>In this tutorial, you'll learn to use the Shuttle's avionics to fly the hypersonic trajectory from entry interface to TAEM interface. The tutorial assumes that you have (by doing the on-orbit tutorials) gained basic familiarity with the avionics and the systems such that you can configure the MFDs to your needs and enter commands.</i> | <i>In this tutorial, you'll learn to use the Shuttle's avionics to fly the hypersonic trajectory from entry interface to TAEM interface. The tutorial assumes that you have (by doing the on-orbit tutorials) gained basic familiarity with the avionics and the systems such that you can configure the MFDs to your needs and enter commands.</i> | ||
* Start Flightgear with the commandline options <code>--aircraft=SpaceShuttle-entry --lat=0.0 --lon=160.0 --heading=45 --timeofday=morning</code> | * Start Flightgear with the commandline options <code>--aircraft=SpaceShuttle-entry --lat=0.0 --lon=-160.0 --heading=45 --timeofday=morning</code> | ||
You'll find yourself right in the upper atmosphere on a sinking trajectory. Let's bring up the trajectory map from the menu to see where we are going: | You'll find yourself right in the upper atmosphere on a sinking trajectory. Let's bring up the trajectory map from the menu to see where we are going: | ||