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Space Shuttle Main Engine TVC actuator torque
Curious if there are references for the Shuttle Main Engine Gimballing actuator torque and the arm distance between CG of the Shuttle and the gimballing point.
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Solid state thrust vectoring
Usually thrust vectoring for the whole rocket is done by changing the orientation of individual engine(s) by hydraulic/electric actuators. So in this system the engine simply moves and with it the ...
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How does a rocket navigate during launch?
From what I understand, a rocket changes its direction during launch by gimbaling its engines (i.e. swiveling the engine nozzles so the thrust of the engine points in the correct direction).
But what ...
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