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Once in orbit, in FG throttle control is transferred to both OMS engines. They can be throttled from zero to 100% of nominal thrust and are automatically vectored by the flight controls through the CoG of the orbiter. The real shuttle has a DAP for thrust vectoring of the OMS engines as well as the option of using a single engine with partial thrust vectoring, neither option is currently modeled.
Once in orbit, in FG throttle control is transferred to both OMS engines. They can be throttled from zero to 100% of nominal thrust and are automatically vectored by the flight controls through the CoG of the orbiter. The real shuttle has a DAP for thrust vectoring of the OMS engines as well as the option of using a single engine with partial thrust vectoring, neither option is currently modeled.


[[File:Shuttle orbit04.jpg|600px|thumbnail|none|OMS burn for orbital insertion]]
[[File:Shuttle OMS full.jpg|600px|thumbnail|none|OMS burn for orbital insertion]]


=== The Reaction Control System ===
=== The Reaction Control System ===
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