Monthly Archives: November 2011

More 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Trivia

Posted on November 4, 2011 by mike
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Seaplanes with Friends from JAL

Posted on November 4, 2011 by mike

These pics are from a Seaplanes and Tecate party at my house a few weeks ago. Geoff’s pal Kota Inishi was in town visiting from Japan. They flew together at JAL and Kota is still an F/O there. We flew … Continue reading →

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Shuttle Test Flights

Posted on November 4, 2011 by mike

The forecasted gale force winds for Phoenix didn’t materialize today so Scott and I were able to test the Shuttle and it’s release system. It went flawlessly. Scott flew the shuttle for a total of 5 in-flight releases. The Shuttle … Continue reading →

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Space Shuttle, fresh from Dallas

Posted on November 3, 2011 by mike

Just built the Orbiter for the SCA 747 while I was in Dallas for my sister-in-law’s birthday. Using Scott Todd’s vacu-formed nose and pod pieces and from his short kit, I built it in two days out of 2mm and 6mm … Continue reading →

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