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When Columbia comes out of the turn at a speed of 400 m.p.h., it will be in a fighter-like dive seven times steeper than any commercial airliner's landing approach. (Without engine power, the orbiter is far easier to maneuver at high speed than at low.) At about 1,800 ft. over the desert and only 30 seconds before impact, Young will pull the nose up sharply, cutting air speed to 280 m.p.h., and drop the landing gear. Touching down at 215 m.p.h. (a comparably sized DC-9 lands at 149 m.p.h.). Young can only pray that...
After what he labeled "a disappointing showing" off the 1-meter board--second place to Cornell's John Krakora--Mule fought off all challengers by executing a forward one and one-half somersault with three twists on his final dive of the 3-meter contest to secure first place...
...four and into seventh place during the 3-meter event, the levelheaded Mule turned once again to his "triple twister," which registers a 2.8 degree of difficulty out of a possible 3.0, and climbed back into the money with a cool and precise execution of that dive, a new addition to his ever-expanding bag of tricks...
...trampoline workouts allow Walker to guide team members step by step through each new dive and stop them periodically to demonstrate proper form. The intricate system of pulleys, weights and belts makes this the safest way to instruct divers before they attempt actual execution from the boards...
...years Mule has spent under Walker's tutelage, he has not only expanded his repetoire of dives, but also streamlined the mental process. In the short time it takes to get from the board to water, a diver can be bogged down by the lengthy list of items that separate a good dive from a bad one. To avoid this, Walker urges his divers to focus their attention on board work, take-off action and line-up action...