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The NASA '''Space Shuttle''' was the world's first operational space plane capable of reaching orbit. It was operated from 1981 to 2011 on a total of 135 missions during which two orbiters, Challenger and Columbia, were lost in accidents.
The NASA '''Space Shuttle''' was the world's first operational space plane capable of reaching orbit. It was operated from 1981 to 2011 on a total of 135 missions during which two orbiters, Challenger and Columbia, were lost in accidents.
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Below approximately Mach 6, the rudder starts to contribute to yaw stability and from Mach 3.5 down to Mach 2 where the yawing moment finally becomes positive only the rudder is used. The roll behavior of the orbiter before any FCS is somewhat skittish as the roll moment as a function of roll rate is not a large damping term over most of the Mach range. The FCS of the Shuttle in FG therefore does not place yaw and roll axis directly under pilot control. The rudder is always commanded to minimize beta and no pilot input for the rudder should be needed or used unless sideslip is explicitly desired. The elevons are commanded to provide a simple roll damper to make control smoother.
Below approximately Mach 6, the rudder starts to contribute to yaw stability and from Mach 3.5 down to Mach 2 where the yawing moment finally becomes positive only the rudder is used. The roll behavior of the orbiter before any FCS is somewhat skittish as the roll moment as a function of roll rate is not a large damping term over most of the Mach range. The FCS of the Shuttle in FG therefore does not place yaw and roll axis directly under pilot control. The rudder is always commanded to minimize beta and no pilot input for the rudder should be needed or used unless sideslip is explicitly desired. The elevons are commanded to provide a simple roll damper to make control smoother.


The real Shuttle has in addition a <b>NO Y JET</b> mode to stabilize the orbiter during entry in which the elevons are used to control yaw. This leads to significantly reduced roll control since roll then needs to be driven by adverse yaw till the rudder picks up sufficient airflow. Currently this mode is not yet available in FG.
The real Shuttle has in addition a <b>NO Y JET</b> mode to stabilize the orbiter during entry in which the elevons are used to control yaw. This leads to significantly reduced roll control since roll then needs to be driven by adverse yaw till the rudder picks up sufficient airflow. This mode has been implemented since dev version of july 2017.


=== A note on thruster efficiency in the atmosphere ===
=== A note on thruster efficiency in the atmosphere ===
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=== Intact Aborts ===
=== Nominal Operations Advanced Tutorial ===


[[Flying the Shuttle - Intact Abort Procedures Overview]]
[[Flying the Shuttle - Launch And Post Insertion Advanced]]


[[Flying the Shuttle - Return To Launch Site RTLS]]
[[Flying the Shuttle - Deorbit Preparation Advanced]]


== Advanced Tutorials ==
[[Flying the Shuttle - Deorbit Burn and Final Entry Preparation Advanced]]


(Written for the devel version of September. 2017  https://sourceforge.net/p/fgspaceshuttledev/code/ci/development/tree/)
[[Flying the Shuttle - Entry TAEM and Landing Advanced]]


=== Intact Aborts ===


[[Flying the Shuttle - Intact Abort Procedures Overview]]


You saw on the section above all the variety of missions that can be done with the Shuttle, quite impressive no?
[[Flying the Shuttle - Return To Launch Site RTLS]]
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In this section, you will find more advanced tutorials for those differents phases of flight. As well, some tutorials about Intact and Contigency aborts will be display. And some in flight non-normal situations will be treated ( Electrical, Thermal, Hydraulics failures,...)
We will use some real checklists, condensed and highlighted with colors for better understanding.


It's a good idea to have already a good look at Thorsten's Shuttle Manual [[File:Flight manual standard.png|400px|link=http://www.science-and-fiction.org/bookstore.html|alt=Shuttle flight manual|Title Flight Manual]]
[[Flying the Shuttle - Transoceanic Abort Landing TAL]]
 
 
I) [[Understanding the Space Shuttle Checklists]]
 
II) [[Space Shuttle Tutorial-From Ground to Orbit]]


== Glossary of acronyms ==
== Glossary of acronyms ==
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== Gallery ==
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Pad_view_inside.jpg|View on the Pad Pilot Side
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[[Category:Spaceflight]]
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