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Jul 19, 2005 17:04 as a reply to  @ post 666337 |  #16

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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
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Jul 19, 2005 18:31 |  #17

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.


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Jul 19, 2005 19:45 as a reply to  @ post 666337 |  #18

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

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Jul 20, 2005 00:35 as a reply to  @ BottomBracket's post |  #19

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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!).

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Jul 20, 2005 03:23 as a reply to  @ Dew's post |  #20

Correct. The Enterprise is not capable of space flight, as it is not properly equipped.
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Jul 20, 2005 05:07 |  #21

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


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