REV4715 Space Shuttle COLUMBIA and Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet

NASA uses two modified Boeing 747 jetliners as Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). One is a 747-100 model (ex American Airlines, now NASA 905), while the other is a short range 747-100SR (ex-Japan Airlines, now NASA 911), The SCA`s are used to ferry Space Shuttle orbitters from landing sites back to Kennedy Space Center launch complex in Florida and also to and from others locations too distant for the orbitters to be delivered by ground transportation

Eén uitvoering mogelijk;

• Boeing 747 - NASA "905" and Space Shuttle COLUMBIA.

Afmetingen;

• Lang; 489 mm.
• Spanwijdte; 413 mm.

Features Boeing 747 and SCA;

• Three struts from the top of the fuselage on wich the orbitter is attached.
• Two additional vertical stabilizers, one on each end of the standard horizontal stablizer, to enhance directional stability.
• Removal of all interieur furnishing and equipment aft of the forward cabin doors.

• deze bouwdoos is uit 1982, en word niet meer gemaakt !!!