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This is accomplished by maintaining a high AoA, i.e. during the hot entry phase, the Shuttle is flown in what is technically close to a stall condition - pitched up at 40 degrees. | This is accomplished by maintaining a high AoA, i.e. during the hot entry phase, the Shuttle is flown in what is technically close to a stall condition - pitched up at 40 degrees. | ||
[[File:Shuttle | [[File:Shuttle-landing04.jpg|600px|Pitch up attitude of the Space Shuttle on entry]] | ||
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<b>Since aerodynamical forces push the shuttle into a low AoA configuration, a high pitch angle, once lost, is not easily recoverable. It is best established outside the atmosphere where qbar is low and kept during entry, only to be relaxed in the final phase.</b> | <b>Since aerodynamical forces push the shuttle into a low AoA configuration, a high pitch angle, once lost, is not easily recoverable. It is best established outside the atmosphere where qbar is low and kept during entry, only to be relaxed in the final phase.</b> | ||
== How it feels in FG == | == How it feels in FG == | ||