Goonie
Never say die
Its the end of the year, they gotta spend the government bucks so they get the funds next year! duh
Notice all the city workers working on the roads outside?
Shuttle Transport 747 at Carswell Ft. Worth
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Its the end of the year, they gotta spend the government bucks so they get the funds next year! duh
Notice all the city workers working on the roads outside?
USMCmech
Well-Known Member
The shuttle absolutely can'tfly through any precip, EVER. It will destroy the tiles on the leading edges. Therfore, I'm assuming that they were circumnavigating some weather.
v1valarob
Well-Known Member
I want to say that I had heard that this thing must maintain VFR at all times. Can someone confirm this?
That may be why the route is all messed up.
AirVenture
Well-Known Member
Yes, I believe they are restricted to VFR Day operations. The route is the way it is because it did a pass over Houston. From flightaware it looks like they took it down to around 7000ft.
frog_flyer
FredFlyer
Its the end of the year, they gotta spend the government bucks so they get the funds next year! duh
Uhhhhh, the government's fiscal year ends in September, I believe.
JulietBravo
On Call, On Demand
I'm assuming they went down to Houston to do some sort of fly-by at the space center there for the employees and such. I know flightaware shows them down to only 7000 but we all know how accurate that is all the time...
Ah... and here is the reason... http://www.spacecenter.org/schblog/index.php/space-shuttle-endeavour-visible-in-houston-sky-today/
frog_flyer
FredFlyer
Posted some pics and a crappy video.
http://forums.jetcareers.com/pictures-road/78809-boeing-shuttle-carrier.html#post1043976
http://forums.jetcareers.com/pictures-road/78809-boeing-shuttle-carrier.html#post1043976
Yank&BankmyRJ145
New Member
A passover or some type of fly-by would sound about right.
As far as the shuttle, I was told they stay low (15000) bc of the weight of the shuttle. And I know they fly a Refueler about 100 miles in front of the big bird to test the conditions.
JulietBravo
On Call, On Demand
triple7
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The departure guy coming out of IAH last night said that the transport made a low approach to 33R at Bush-intercontinental yesterday....he said it was an amazing sight. There is a large nasa fleet out of either HOU or EFD(not sure) but I think it might have had something to do with that....and Johnson SPace Center being there.
wish I had come out of the crew room on my 5 hour sit to catch it fly by.
wanabe
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Here is a photo taken from JSC yesterday. Apparently they did a couple of low passes for the folks.
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redrumracer
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falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
Hmmm. I'm going to have to research how to become a NASA pilot.
You generally need an engineering degree and test pilot experience I believe. Military is the easiest route to get that. I heard somewhere test pilot school is like $200,000.00. Don't think you can find any bridge programs LOL
roundout
VNAV monitor
That is bitchin.
