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Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA uses to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One is a 747-100 model while the other is a short range 747-100SR. The SCAs are used to ferry space shuttles from landing sites back to the launch complex at the Kennedy Space Center or more specifically the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility and to and from other locations too distant for the orbiters to be delivered by ground transport.
Endeavour, arrives at KSC atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on
May 7.1
"The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is a modified Jumbo B747-100 that
ferries the Orbiter from a remote landing location back to the launch
site.2
Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft lifts off with Endeavour from Edwards AFB in May 2001.
Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft lifts off with Endeavour from
Edwards AFB in May 2001.3
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contract review for NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) on July
22, 1998, at Evergreen Air Center.6
For mating atop the shuttle carrier aircraft, the orbiter is raised
horizontally in the mate facility until the shuttle carrier aircraft
can be towed under the orbiter.7
Le Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), ce qui signifie en français avion
de transport de navette, est le nom de deux Boeing 747-100 modifiés
pour le transport de la navette spatiale américaine.8
look for "SCA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Slideshow", on last page (album
N° 62), just after the "SCA Instructions", Album N° 61.9
NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft briefly flew in
formation over
the Edwards Air Force Base Test Range on Aug. 2, 2011. The aircraft
were ...10
of only two NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) is being retired from
active service.11
Made by Boeing.
It is the successor of the Boeing 747 .
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) son dos aviones Boeing 747 extensamente
modificados que la NASA usa para transportar los transbordadores
espaciales.12
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified Boeing 747, as it takes off
at 1:40 p.m. Central time for the test flight at Lambert International
Airport.13
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Shuttle Carrier Aircraft prevozi Atlantis 1998.15
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with space shuttle is from NASA. Picture of
the 12 F/A-18F Super Hornet's is from U.S. Department of Defense.16
shuttle carrier aircraft, or SCA, Atlantis begins its trek from
Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to the Orbiter
Processing Facility.17
The NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, with Boeing's Phantom Ray riding on back
NASA photo
The NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, with Boeing's Phantom Ray riding on
back, soars over southwestern terrain 18
the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) was first flown in 1976. Two SCAs
were built by Boeing for NASA by extensively modifying an ex-American
Airlines 747-100 and an ex-Japan Airlines 747-100SR.19
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft has rolled to a stop after safely
ferrying Discovery from Edwards Air Force Base in California to
Kennedy Space Center in Florida.20
Video of Two Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft in Flight
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By David Parker Brown, on September 12th, 2011 at 7:50 am
From NASA’s website about the video: 21
Jet Or Prop
jet
Height Alt
19.3 m
Predecessor
Boeing 747
Engine(jet)
Pratt & Whitney JT9D
Length Alt
70.5 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
710000.0
Thrust Main
50000
Lists
* List of Boeing 747 operators
Range Main
1
150 mi
Introduced
1977
See Also
* Mother ship* NASA Shuttle Landing Facility* Moonraker (film)
the 1979 James Bond film
which begins with the destruction of an SCA in flight.
Developed From
Boeing 747
Range More
while carrying Shuttle
Height Main
1932.94
Cruise Speed Main
Mach 0.6
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
322000.0
Ceiling Main
15000.0
Number Built
2
Crew
4
Thrust Alt
222.0
Cruise Speed Alt
27420.0
Area Main
5500.0
Primary user
Span Alt
59.7 m
Plane Or Copter?
Manufacturer
Number Of Jets
4
Span Main
5963.92
Type of jet
Empty Weight Alt
144200.0
Length Main
7051.04
Area Alt
510 m²
Range Alt
1000
Similar Aircraft
* Antonov An-225 * Myasishchev VM-T
Related
* Boeing 747* Boeing VC-25
Empty Weight Main
318000.0
Ceiling Alt
270000.0
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