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The journey of the Space shuttle "Endeavor" back to its base on one of the two Shuttle Carrier Aircrafts.

Boeing 747 Space Shuttle Carrier details:
Crew: 4: pilot, co-pilot, 2 flight engineers (1 flight engineer when not carrying Shuttle)
Length: 231 ft 4 in (70.5 m)
Wingspan: 195 ft 8 in (59.7 m)
Height: 63 ft 5 in (19.3 m)
Wing area: 5,500 ft² (510 m²)
Empty weight: 318,000 lb (144,200 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 710,000 lb (322,000 kg)
Powerplant: 4× P&W JT9D-7J turbofans, 50,000 lbf (222 kN) each
Performance

Cruise speed: Mach 0.6 (397 knots, 457 mph, 735 km/h)
Range: 1,150 mi (1,000 nmi, 1,850 km) while carrying Shuttle
Service ceiling 15,000 ft (5,000 m) (with Shuttle)

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Boeing 747-8

Hope Air India goes in for these!! Cool

HamiltonAir · Member Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 937 Location: Bangalore

Nice pictures KCM!
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HAWK21M · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject:

Won't the B747 Vertical stablizer be a hinderance.
regds
MEL
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D-ABTH · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:49 pm Post subject:

how do you mean Mel?
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