Re: Drifting to DSII (was Re: New Fighter Types (drifting OT....))

On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Jared E Noble wrote:

> One question - "Mass is easy enough..."  Does this take into account
the
> loss in mass as part of the rod melts away in reentry, or does it ever
get
> hot enough for that?	I know reentry temps are high, especiallly for
> deadfall, but I don't know how high, or the melting point of
titanium...

Well, to be entirely truthful, *initial* mass is easy enough. But I did
say

>> I'll forgive you for ignoring heat build-up effects from atmospheric
>> friction.

The rod will lose mass, but enough to be significant? I don't know.

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