Two shuttles meet on the ground

On 08/13/2011 02:01 PM, =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Andr=E9 wrote:
Dalesql formuleerde de vraag :
On 8/13/2011 12:30 PM, =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Andr=E9 wrote:
Brian Gaff heeft uiteengezet op 13-8-2011 :
So will they put the real bits back once makde clean and safe, ie,
wiill they be complete internally, or will they just use plastic and
stuff and gut all the innards whre they can?

Brian
Very likely the SSME's won't be the 'real-deal'... also a mock-up
instead of flown SSME's.



or they will put on the flight shapes. (areodynamic shapes that
replace the engine modules for ferry flights on the 747. The RCS and
engine modules can be yanked and shipped seperately via hazmat
carrier, leaving a shuttle that is substantially lighter and safer to
ferry.

--Dale

I also have read somewhre the original flown nozzels will be used at
display sites, and the engine itself (turbo-pumps, electronics etc) will
not be mounted in the orbiters at the display.

Not quite right, if you're implying that the nozzles from their final
flights will be the ones on display. The engines from their final
flights will be saved in their entirety in case SLS could make use of
them. They will be displayed with real nozzles, scavenged from older
engines.