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== Tutorials & Documentation == | |||
=== Flying the Shuttle - Return To Launch Site RTLS === | |||
The Return to Launch Site (RTLS abort) procedure is designed for loss of an engine just after liftoff up to perhaps 3:30 into the flight. It aims to bring the Shuttle back to a landing at the launch site and for that reason is very different from the way the Shuttle normally operates. It also is the most difficult abort procedure, as there are several elements which are time-critical and can go wrong easily. The basic pattern is summarized in the following diagram: | |||
[[File:RTLS.gif|600px|Return to Launch Site]] | |||
It is one of the most impressive aborts. | |||
To fly outbound leg at Mach 7 then invert the speed to come back at Mach 7 towards Florida. It gives vertigo considering how tight the margin is to meet all the guidance and navigation requirements to end up gliding back towards KSC. | |||
The groundtrack of an RTLS abort is an elongated loop, heading out into the launch direction before returning almost the same path: | |||
[[File:Shuttle RTLS abort05.jpg|600px|none]] | |||
Continue reading at [[Flying the Shuttle - Return To Launch Site RTLS]] | |||
== In the hangar == | == In the hangar == | ||