Description
The Space Shuttle orbiter was a reusable winged "space-plane", a mixture
of rockets, spacecraft, and aircraft. This space-plane could carry
crews and payloads into low Earth orbit, perform on-orbit operations,
then re-enter the atmosphere and land as a glider, returning its crew
and any on-board payload to the Earth. The Space Shuttle Orbiter
resembled an aircraft in its design, and was roughly the same size as a
McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliner.
This handcrafted model is painted in the same paint scheme as
the original and is painstakingly built from Philippine mahogany by our
skilled craftsmen. Perfect as a gift for any aviation enthusiast and
history buff!
Scale: Scale: 1/144
Length: 10
Wing Span: 6.25
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