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Robert I. Eachus  wrote:
> Also the SRI software used the Ariane 4 moments of inertia in its
> control laws.  The report seems to indicate that there was a 10 Hz
> ocillation building up due to this.  If it had gone on would that have
> been sufficient to destroy Ariane 501?  Probably.

I believe that I saw a program on Discovery in which it was claimed that the
oscilations would eventually have destroyed the rocket.


greetings,