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Post by vs on Apr 10, 2012 8:54:00 GMT 12
Very interesting video about flying a 747 with space shuttle on its back
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 10, 2012 10:19:30 GMT 12
That was superb. The engineering alone that went into the gantry systems for mounting and dismounting the shuttle onto the aircraft boggles the mind. I recall hearing that various airports around the world were used as reserves if the Shuttle had to make an emergency landing and they had arrestor type gear at the likely emergency fields for the particular flights. Auckland was mentioned as one of these. If it had ever happened, how the heck would they get it onto the plane t go home? Maybe it would have gone by ship.
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Post by vs on Apr 10, 2012 12:16:17 GMT 12
I have heard a very interesting interview with one of the NASA 747 pilot's on Airspeed podcast.....amazing all the planing involved
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Post by nuuumannn on Apr 10, 2012 12:34:22 GMT 12
Look a bit further down the row of vids and you find this little beauty.
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