1.464 Million Pounds Of Thrust

[BottomBracket]

That's what the 3 SSME (Space Shuttle Main Engine) are capable of. The maximum equivalent horsepower of all three engines are rated at around 37 million horses! Taken at the National Air and Space Museum at Chantilly.

[BottomBracket]

Another view.

[PhotosGuy]

That's impressive! Bring it out on a Cruise Night! ;-)

[yakbut]

Awsome power nice shots.

[Ballen Photo]

The maximum equivalent horsepower of all three engines are rated at around 37 million horses! That's impressive! Bring it out on a Cruise Night! ;)
Hey Frank, Do you think if we bolted a Blower and some Nitrous on that we might be able to wring a bit more out of it??? :lol: :lol: ;) :cool:
-Bruce

[PhotosGuy]

With all that inertia, it would still be too slow out of the chute! Maybe Bonneville? ;-)

[Ballen Photo]

With all that inertia, it would still be too slow out of the chute! Maybe Bonneville? ;-)
Now THERE'S an idea! Might have to extend the length of the slow down lane a bit though. :lol:
-Bruce

[Medic1]

Nice shots

[CyberDyneSystems]

Least you wouldn't have to worry about traction... there is none.

Nice shots :)

[Jackal]

That's alot of horsepower. If I'm not mistaken that thing burns 5 tons of propellant a second.

Also, those exhaust nozzles are fake along with everything around it it seems. Or is that whole shuttle on display fake?

[GyRob]

and to think my car is only 22 hp yes just 22 .
Rob

[kenyc]

and to think my car is only 22 hp yes just 22 .
Rob

Man! you need a new ride.
:)
KAC

[Ballen Photo]

Man! you need a new ride.
:)
KAC
He probably gets close to 60 mpg. ;)
BTW, What IS it?
-Bruce

[kenyc]

Gotta love that gas mileage. BTW Great shuttle shots!

KAC

[GyRob]

its a microcar 505cc twin 45mpg top speed 65 with a very long road ,its classed as a quodrocycle and can be driven on a full uk motorbike lincene.
Rob

[Ballen Photo]

its a microcar 505cc twin 45mpg top speed 65 with a very long road ,its classed as a quodrocycle and can be driven on a full uk motorbike lincene.

Hmm, Now THAT'S interesting. ;) You should post photos of it in a new thread. :D
-Bruce

[BottomBracket]

You guys are so funny! :mrgreen: Thanks for viewing and for the kind words.

Jackal, it is an actual shuttle, the decommissioned Enterprise. My cousin told me that when it first came it was a bit dirty. They spent a few months cleaning and painting it. The nozzles are most likely the original ones, although I think the actual engines were taken off for studying.

here are a couple more pics. On the second one, note that the leading edge of the wing (the other wing was stripped also) was taken off for study, to help determine what happened to the sister ship Columbia.

[kenyc]

its a microcar 505cc twin 45mpg top speed 65 with a very long road ,its classed as a quodrocycle and can be driven on a full uk motorbike lincene.
Rob

Cool! I thought it might be something like that. Got any pics??

KAC

[Dew]

Jackal, it is an actual shuttle, the decommissioned Enterprise....... The nozzles are most likely the original ones, although I think the actual engines were taken off for studying.

Not quite - the Enterprise (OV-101) was made to test atmospheric flight, fitting of booster & tank etc. , and isn't a real shuttle. The engines are basically aerodynamic simulations of the real engines, and on all 3 captive filghts, and the first few glide flights they were covered with a streamlined tailcone.
Still cool though! :cool:
I saw it last summer, but it was before the space bit was fully open, and part of the leading edges and the engine housing 'bumps' at the top had been removed for the investigation.
It was stored in a hanger at Dulles since 1985 (the SR-71 they have was in a hanger there for a while too!).

http://www1.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/ALT/Small/ECN-8607.jpg

[hopmedic]

Correct. The Enterprise is not capable of space flight, as it is not properly equipped.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/dsh/artifacts/HS-Enterprise.htm

[BottomBracket]

Ooops, I should have researched better. Thanks for the info! Captain Kirk will be sorely disappointed.... :)