Space Shuttle & 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA 1/288 Scale Plastic Model Kit (Assembly Required) by Academy

$ 26.99

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This is a model kit that requires assembly, (optional) painting and application of decals. 

This set includes TWO MODELS:

- Space Shuttle

- 747-100 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA)

No glue or paints are included with the model. 

The color of the plastic parts is gray/silver for the 747 and white and black for the Space Shuttle.

A Display Stand is included.

Water decals are included. There are different name options for the Space Shuttle:

- Atlantis

- Discovery

- Columbia

- Enterprise

- Endeavour

Assembly and painting guide in English is included.

Assembled model dimensions for the 747-100 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA):

- Length: 9.5"  

- Wingspan: 8.25"

Assembled model dimensions for the Space Shuttle:

- Length: 4.5"

- Wingspan: 3.25"

Recommended for 15 years and older.

We ship in boxes, never in envelopes. The box and model will be in new condition and parts will be sealed.

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was the Space Transportation System (STS), taken from the 1969 plan led by U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew for a system of reusable spacecraft where it was the only item funded for development.

In approach and landing test flights conducted in 1977, the test shuttle Enterprise was released from an SCA during flight and glided to a landing under its own control.

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA) is a short-range 747-100SR. Both are now retired.

The SCAs were used to ferry Space Shuttles from landing sites back to the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center. The orbiters were placed on top of the SCAs by Mate-Demate Devices, large gantry-like structures that hoisted the orbiters off the ground for post-flight servicing then mated them with the SCAs for ferry flights.