Inside the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

[Traderd]

Kind of the ultimate cargo carrier I suppose. Interesting pictures with interactive controls for viewing. There are a couple of links at the end of the article to see the photos.

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/09/17/inside-the-space-shuttle-carrier-aircraft/

Retained the first class seating originally installed for use at American Airlines.

Look ma, no glass!

 

[barnyard]

Cool!

 

[labbats]

I like how it zooms in and out on the pictures and lets you move around. Good site.

 

[weasel_lips]

Thanks for that!

 

[mushroom]

Standard Classic cockpit except for one or two extra switches on the overhead and F/E's panels. Thanks for the link.

 

[embpic1]

Interesting. I noticed a 'Orbiter TR Output' sub panel on the FE panel. I wonder if electrical power is supplied to the orbiter for some reason. Also above the SB attitude indicator there is a side slip gauge. Looks like that is a critical limitation when carrying the orbiter.