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A HERETIC I AM

(24,368 posts)
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 08:37 PM Jan 2014

Space Shuttle/aerospace enthusiasts, check this out; 360 degree tour of the Shuttle Discovery

This is a totally cool 3-d/360 degree tour of the flight deck as well as the rest of the craft, including the payload bay, lower deck, main engine area and underside. Look for the little blue circles with arrows in them to take you through to another level or doorway. You can pan and tilt using your mouse as well as zoom in or out.

Really frickin cool! I could spend hours looking her over!

http://360vr.com/2012/02/16/discovery-flight-deck_2193/

Check out the "White Room" and all the signatures on the wall of people who have worked on the program and passed through this room. This was all done while the craft was in one of the 3 Orbiter Processing Buildings (# 2, specifically) Wander out the White Room door and then down stairs to the Front Desk.

I find this sort of thing utterly fascinating.

Enjoy!

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Space Shuttle/aerospace enthusiasts, check this out; 360 degree tour of the Shuttle Discovery (Original Post) A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 OP
AWESOME! K&R! Auggie Jan 2014 #1
You are very welcome! n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #6
nice! I think the cockpit could use a few more buttons and switches Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #2
LOL...yup! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #3
Very Nice~K&R INDEED! Crewleader Jan 2014 #4
Glad you liked it! n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #5
Gratuitous self kick! n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #7
kick Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #8
K&R Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #9
Awesome! Thanks for posting. 1000words Jan 2014 #10
Glad you liked it! n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #11
good stuff...thanks Blue_Tires Jan 2014 #12
You are welcome! n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #13
 

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)
2. nice! I think the cockpit could use a few more buttons and switches
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 08:47 PM
Jan 2014

holy jeez! you think a 747 has a lot of controls!

A HERETIC I AM

(24,368 posts)
3. LOL...yup!
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 08:57 PM
Jan 2014

The overhead panels are, sorry to use the word again, fascinating. If that sort of thing interests you, I recommend looking at photos of the last of the great prop engined bombers, like the B-36. Here's a similar panorama of a B-36 that opens at the Flight Engineers position.
http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/media/062/B-36J%20Engineer.html

That enough dials for ya? LOL

As a side, they pulled those orbiters into the processing building with a airliner style tug, and I read somewhere that they would position them within 1/8th of an inch of centerline.

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