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Ellington Field 3

Posted: October 22nd, 2008, 9:25 pm
by jbird_710
More from the Airshow - the Space Shuttle transport 747. When ever they have to land at Edwards in Cali, they fly the shuttle back to Florida on the back of this plane:

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Also, old school fly-by-wire:

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The cockpit:

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Panel above the pilot and co-pilot:

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Flight Engineer's panel:

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Photo they had inside that shows the Space Shuttle during flight tests:

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Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 3:58 pm
by ISBB
that is one outdated panel in that 747... i have seen more glass in experimental aircraft that in that thing.. by glass im refering to a glass cockpit which pretty much eliminates old analog instruments with digital versions.

Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 5:46 pm
by jbird_710
Someone asked the guy about that and he said they don't get those kind of luxuries. Image

Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 7:20 pm
by sabreguy
There is at least two of those 747s and they sit at Edwards alot.