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Brian Gaff
Nov 21, 2011, 4:14:39 AM11/21/11
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I noted the news item about getting the Shuttles ready for public display,
and wondered what the making safe process entailed. Hopefully not too much
of the innards will be replaced by dummies or left out. I can understand
removing chemicals, fuel cells etc, and presumably anything that could form
a hazard if an accident happened at the site, but presumably as they will
have to be ferried by air they will leave it mostly intact.
I was saddened here in the UK to hear for example that the Concordes which
have been put on desplay were cut into sections to transport them.
Brian
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and wondered what the making safe process entailed. Hopefully not too much
of the innards will be replaced by dummies or left out. I can understand
removing chemicals, fuel cells etc, and presumably anything that could form
a hazard if an accident happened at the site, but presumably as they will
have to be ferried by air they will leave it mostly intact.
I was saddened here in the UK to hear for example that the Concordes which
have been put on desplay were cut into sections to transport them.
Brian
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Alan Erskine
Nov 21, 2011, 6:02:45 AM11/21/11
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On 21/11/2011 8:14 PM, Brian Gaff wrote:
> I noted the news item about getting the Shuttles ready for public display,
> and wondered what the making safe process entailed. Hopefully not too much
> of the innards will be replaced by dummies or left out. I can understand
> removing chemicals, fuel cells etc, and presumably anything that could form
> a hazard if an accident happened at the site, but presumably as they will
> have to be ferried by air they will leave it mostly intact.
> I was saddened here in the UK to hear for example that the Concordes which
> have been put on desplay were cut into sections to transport them.
> Brian
>
It's not such a problem with aircraft; they have 'production joints'
> I noted the news item about getting the Shuttles ready for public display,
> and wondered what the making safe process entailed. Hopefully not too much
> of the innards will be replaced by dummies or left out. I can understand
> removing chemicals, fuel cells etc, and presumably anything that could form
> a hazard if an accident happened at the site, but presumably as they will
> have to be ferried by air they will leave it mostly intact.
> I was saddened here in the UK to hear for example that the Concordes which
> have been put on desplay were cut into sections to transport them.
> Brian
>
built into them - easy to separate and then rejoin. This goes for
removing wings and even sections of the fuselage.
The Orbiters might be different, but I remember when Enterprise was
transported by road - power poles were removed from streets and so on.
Getting them from airports to exhibition sites might be tough.
bob haller
Nov 21, 2011, 6:58:51 AM11/21/11
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involved process and lots of work. big sections are permanetely
disabled
seikialice88
Dec 8, 2011, 2:38:13 AM12/8/11
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