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Code: DM-56184

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Dragon Models Aerospace Program 56184
Diecast Model
NASA, OV-103 "Discovery", Space Shuttle w/Boeing 747

1:400 Scale     Length     Width
Rockwell Space Shuttle     3.75"     2.25"
Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft     7"     6"

This release includes a highly detailed "Discovery OV-103" Orbiter model paired with a NASA Boeing 747 transport plane. The orbiter can be "piggybacked" on top of the 747, just like the real thing! This model also includes a stand for in-flight display. NASA currently uses two modified 747's to transport the shuttle back to Cape Kennedy after it lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The process of connecting the shuttle to the 747 can take from 6 - 10 hours to complete.

Rockwell Space Shuttle

Designed as a re-usable spacecraft for orbital human spaceflight, the Space Shuttle first flew on April 12, 1981. This American spacecraft system has flown more than 130 times, undergoing a variety of missions from satellite launch to space science experiments and construction and repair of space stations. The system is comprised of an external tank, two solid rocket boosters and an orbiter vehicle, which carries the crew and payload. The shuttle stack launches vertically, and the orbiter returns to Earth horizontally at the end of each mission. The shuttle has more than 2.5 million parts, making it one of the most complex machines ever built.

Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

Designed to ferry the NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter from its landing site back to the launch facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 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. In addition to adding the orbiter mounting struts on top of the fuselage, the airframes were strengthened and stripped of passenger seating. Supplemental vertical stabilizers were also added to the tail to compensate for the blanking effect of the orbiter on the main vertical stabilizer during flight.

Dragon's 1:400 scale Space Shuttle has a diecast metal fuselage with plastic wings, rudder and cargo bay doors. Individual tile details surround the windscreen and are present on each of the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pods. The main engine and OMS exhaust nozzles have been separately applied. Launch Configuration releases come with an external tank and the solid rocket boosters that feature separately applied motor nozzle extension.