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Old 27th Jul 2005, 13:20
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Max Angle
 
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The Solid Rocket Boosters are of course still giving it max as they can't be shut down until they've exhausted their fuel.
Not quite true in fact, the mixture of the solid fuel at the 55-70 second point is different from the rest to give less thrust during that period. All very clever.
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