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Photography-Forever — It's a bird... It's a plane... It's the Shuttle!
Published: 2013-04-13 23:43:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 234; Favourites: 10; Downloads: 0
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Yes, that is a space shuttle on an aircraft carrier.Related content
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I was lucky enough to see Enterprise at Wright-Patt when I was a kid.
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Is it just me or does the back look a bit strange? Of course this is Enterprise.
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They have the transport housing on the back. This makes it much more aerodynamic.
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Ah... thanks For the education... I'll have to see if my video of moving the Enterprise out of DC shows that. I don't think I got that much detail though.
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Sure, no problem.
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Just makes sense I suppose. Providing a cover like that saves enough on fuel to justify putting this on and removing. I guess it depends on how far your are going. Frankly I think it's amazing those planes can carry that much weight. I guess the weight is the whole problem they are worried about regarding fuel consumption.
In any event I think cover actually makes the shuttle quite attractive.
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Yeah, I think that it just looks a lot less ungainly.
If you think about it, the boosters would probably provide a lot of drag. Along with the fact that the shuttle has a flat back, it would probably have massive amounts of drag.
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I think that a landing would be more ridiculous.
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