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Old 2nd August 2023 | 17:42
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wiggy
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From: The Winchester
Ah yes, one of the proposed "once around" missions out of Vandenburg.

Obviously never flown, but as the text says it's what led to the basically oversize wing which reduced Shuttle performance in other areas (e.g. due to the increase in airframe mass) and possibly increased it's vulnerability to leading edge impact damage.....

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