Tobias Vandenbempt
@TobiasVdb · Jul 15, 2013
@elonmusk How much % extra fuel would you need to make a landing like grasshopper? Is the entire braking procedure by firing trusters?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Yes, it is a purely propulsive landing, but using the huge landing gear A frames as air brakes. Landing prop < 5% of vehicle mass
02:10 PM · July 15, 2013 · 0 views
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