Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
Country of Origin: United StatesImages courtesy of NASA; click on image to display larger version
|
|
|
Shuttle Carrier AircraftCountry of Origin: United StatesImages courtesy of NASA; click on image to display larger version |
| Specifications | |
| Type: Space Shuttle airlift transport | Manufacturer: Boeing |
| Armor Material: Aluminum, stainless steel, titanium | Armor Thickness: n/a |
| Length: 70.5 m | Wingspan: 59.7 m |
| Maximum Speed: 735 kph | Weight: 322,000 kg (max takeoff weight) |
| Powerplant: 4 x Pratt and Whitney JT9D-7J turbofans | Thrust: 22,676 kg static thrust each |
| Description | |
| Size: 23 | Total Actions: 3 |
| Offense | |||||||||||||
| No weapons fitted |
| Defense | |
| Primary Movement: Flight 9/22/25 (750 kph) | Secondary Movement: Ground 25/50 (300 kph) |
| Maneuver: -4 | Armor: 21 / 42 / 63 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Crew: 4 (Pilot, Copilot, 2 Flight Engineers) | Deployment Range: 10,100 km |
| Sensors: 0 / 3 km ground, 30 km air | Communications: -1 / 20 km ground, 200 km air |
| Perks: Autopilot, Backup Communcations, Cargo Bay (155.6 cubic meters, passenger seats removed from most of aircraft interior), Passenger Seats (16, nose seating retained after conversion) | Flaws: Maximum Ceiling (8000 m), Maximum Climbing Angle (Rating 3), Poor Towing Capacity, Requires Airstrip |
| Defects: None | Lemon Dice: 2 |
| Notes |
|
With the delivery of Endeavour to Los Angeles in September 2012 and the conclusion of Shuttle ferry flights, both aircraft were retired from service. SCA aircraft N911NA was set aside to provide spare parts for NASA's SOFIA program. The other aircraft, N905NA, was transferred to Space Center Houston to become part of the static exhibit at Independence Plaza. |