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Old 7th Nov 2014, 20:24
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Originally Posted by pchapman
... It also confirms that the tail is not held in place by the pneumatic system pressures.
... The command to actually move the tail into descent position comes after the rocket motor burns out,
Actually it confirms the tail is held into place by another mechanism than the locks. He talks about being able to command feather i.e. there is a feather actuator.
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