[IP] Shuttle Landing from the cockpit with HUD

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: bobr@bobrosenberg.phoenix.az.us [bobr@bobrosenberg.phoenix.az.us]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:29 PM
To: David Farber
Subject: Shuttle Landing from the cockpit with HUD

Dave

Perhaps for IP.

My son just sent this to me, and, altho I don't have a date for it, and it takes a
few minutes, it's still very exciting to watch.

It's a view most of us never see.

Bob



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This lo-res 8.5MB (6min 45sec) video looks through the HUD (Heads Up Display) on the
flight deck. You hear the flight deck audio of the three astronauts interacting.

The video starts at about FL830 (83,000 ft),

260 Kts, Mach 2.5 velocity and 1.1 Gs.

You'll hear the term HAC (Heading Alignment Cylinder) used a lot.

It is the shuttle's version of a traffic pattern to line up with the runway
centerline. It is a circular instead of rectangular pattern.

 http://www.wades.web.st/Video/atlantis_landing_comm.wmv

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