02-18-2016, 12:21 AM
Venus, would a controlled glide have to end right on the terminator?
Surely there would be a fudge factor as no one could be 100% certain of take-off weight, exact fuel load etc, and hence the max range / endurance could not be planned with precision.
Like you, I believe in controlled ditching which requires daylight. But not necessarily right on dawn.
So I suspect a bit further east - maybe 30 or so minutes after dawn.
Surely there would be a fudge factor as no one could be 100% certain of take-off weight, exact fuel load etc, and hence the max range / endurance could not be planned with precision.
Like you, I believe in controlled ditching which requires daylight. But not necessarily right on dawn.
So I suspect a bit further east - maybe 30 or so minutes after dawn.