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Old 8th Jul 2009, 20:57
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PJ2
 
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Grayengineer;
in what seems to have been an extremely fast and turbulent descent.
I think so. Descent rates in the order of a hundred knots, plus-or-minus, for a fully-stalled, 205T high-drag, nutating mass would not be unusual. There would be planform (flat plate) resistance to higher speeds. The turbulence and the ride down would be quite violent given the massive amounts of air being displaced and resulting forces at work over different areas of the entire structure.
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