Shuttle, end of an era
07-21-2011 | 05:14 AM
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Shuttle, end of an era
Well guys heard the last double sonic boom as the shuttle came home this AM
They should really rethink retirement and mothball it ( it will stay at the cape anyhow) for a just in case issue with the Russian units
Back to basics , finally got the lightning bug PAW 06 about done tail feathers went on last night, install servo rods, put in windows and
ready to go, there was a lot of issues with this plane constuctionwise took at least 20 hrs to finish with mods and beef ups but thats a post for the 1/2 A plane site
martin
They should really rethink retirement and mothball it ( it will stay at the cape anyhow) for a just in case issue with the Russian units
Back to basics , finally got the lightning bug PAW 06 about done tail feathers went on last night, install servo rods, put in windows and
ready to go, there was a lot of issues with this plane constuctionwise took at least 20 hrs to finish with mods and beef ups but thats a post for the 1/2 A plane site
martin
07-21-2011 | 08:28 AM
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RE: Shuttle, end of an era
I suspect it’s a little too late for that. The pipeline is closed for replacement boosters. Would take two or more years to retool and resume production. I'm afraid we are now back where we were in the 1960's, talking about putting men in space but only launching cheese so far. Then there’s the totally unacceptable failure rate with the new vehicles. This seem to be what happens when politicians are in charge of any technical project. Sigh.
On the other hand, there is a good article on model diesels in the August issue of R/C Model Aeroplane magazine.
